Dancer with a Fan

Edgar Degas created ‘Dancer with a Fan’ ca. 1880. The medium is pastel on gray-green laid paper. Dimensions are 24 x 16 1/2 inches. The work is classified as a drawing.

The pastel depicts a dancer holding a fan, a recurring subject in Degas’s oeuvre. The artist frequently captured dancers, focusing on movement and form.

The piece is part of the H. O. Havemeyer Collection, bequeathed by Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer in 1929. It resides in the European Paintings department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Edgar Degas was known for his pastel works and depictions of dancers. Despite being linked with Impressionism, he preferred the label of realist.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436135

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