The ballet rehearsal

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1891

Height:

47.9 cm  (18 7/8 in.)

Width:

87.9 cm  (34 5/8 in.)

framed: 54.6 × 104.1 cm (21 1/2 × 41 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

Scene in a dance studio with four ballerinas working at the barre and along the wall, three pausing on a bench, and one standing with a fan; a thin column occupies a position near the center of the painting. It recalls the larger column in Degas' "La répétition au foyer de la danse" at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC (RIdIM item 6105). This painting is also similar to "Before the ballet" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC (RIdIM item 6103).

Iconclass

48CC841
training ~ ballet - CC - female
48CC844
ballet dress - CC - female

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

This painting and other related works, essays about Degas' ballet works, and a 2-minute video are included on the website describing the exhibition 'Degas's Dancers at the Barre: Point and Counterpoint, October 1, 2011 - January 8, 2012 at Washington DC's Phillips Collection (https://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2011-10-01-exhibition-degas)

RIdIM record id

6096