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Demachy, Robert (1859-1936)


Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
ca. 1897
Height:
36.7 cm  (14 7/16 in.)
Width:
18.8 cm  (7 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
gum bichromate print
Place of creation:
France

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949[Museum inv. no.: 49.55.206]

Description

Two young ballet dancers (assumed from their costume, and the work title) stand facing each other. From the position of their arms, it is possible that they are holding hands. They both wear point shoes, but neither is in a formal ballet position.

Iconclass

48C842
ballet group; dancers on the stage

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Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5071

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