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Dancer Taking a Bow

A work made of graphite on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of graphite on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1878

Artist:

Edgar Degas
French, 1834-1917

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Title

Dancer Taking a Bow

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1868–1917

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Not signed.

Dimensions

39 × 24 cm (15 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Janis H. Palmer

Reference Number

1985.470

Extended information about this artwork

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