Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
French, 1834–1917
Dancers in the Wings (Danseuses dans la coulisse)
c. 1878–79
| Medium | etching and aquatint on china paper |
| Dimensions | frame: 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm) plate: 5 9/16 x 4 1/8 in. (14.1 x 10.4 cm) sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (24.7 x 17.5 cm) |
| Object Number | 1962.30 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 1962 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Dancers in the Wings (Danseuses dans la coulisse), c. 1878–79, etching and aquatint on china paper. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 1962.30
Select Bibliography
Boston (MA): Museum of Fine Arts.. Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker. Nov. 13, 1984-Jan. 13, 1985; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 16-April 14, 1985; Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, London, May 15-July 14, 1985. Cat. by Sue Welsh Reed and Barbara Stern Shapiro.
Fernandez, Rafael, and Alexandra R. Murphy. Degas in the Clark Collection. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1987.
Kendall, Richard. Degas and the Little Dancer. Exhibition catalogue. New Haven: Yale University Press; Omaha: Joslyn Museum of Art, 1998.
Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustré (XIXe et XXe siècles). 32 volumes. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1906-30.
