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The Star

A work made of pastel on cream wove paper, edge mounted on board.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of pastel on cream wove paper, edge mounted on board.

Date:

1879/81

Artist:

Edgar Degas
French, 1834-1917

About this artwork

The prima ballerina shown in Edgar Degas’s pastel has been identified as the Spanish dancer Rosita Mauri, who moved from Catalonia to Paris and gained fame at the Paris Opéra in the late 1870s.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Title

The Star

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1879–1881

Medium

Pastel on cream wove paper, edge mounted on board

Inscriptions

Signed recto, lower right, in brown patel: "Degas"

Dimensions

73.3 × 57.4 cm (28 7/8 × 22 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Diego Suarez

Reference Number

1980.414

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