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The Dancing Class
Painting by Edgar Degas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dancing Class is an oil painting on wood executed ca. 1870 by the French artist Edgar Degas. It was the first of Degas's "ballet pictures". The painting depicts a dancing class at the Paris Opéra.[1] The dancer in the center is Joséphine Gaujelin (or Gozelin).[2]
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Artist | Edgar Degas |
Year | c. 1870 |
Type | oil painting on wood |
Dimensions | 19.7 cm × 27 cm (7.8 in × 11 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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