Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, French, 1834 - 1917. Bronze cast by the foundry Adrien Hébrard, Paris.
Geography:
Made in Paris, France, Europe
Date:
Executed in wax 1878-1881; cast in bronze after 1922Medium:
Bronze, tulle, and silkDimensions:
Height: 39 inches (99.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
1986-26-11Credit Line:
The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986
Made in Paris, France, Europe
Date:
Executed in wax 1878-1881; cast in bronze after 1922Medium:
Bronze, tulle, and silkDimensions:
Height: 39 inches (99.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 152, European Art 1850-1900, first floor (Annenberg Galleries; Toll Gallery)
Accession Number:1986-26-11Credit Line:
The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986
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ballerina [x] ballet [x] dancer [x] degas [x] girl [x] statue [x]Degas depicted young ballet dancers--in performances, at rehearsals, or at moments of exhausted rest--in numerous paintings, drawings, pastels, and monotypes. In 1878, he added sculpture to his investigation of the theme. A young dancer named Marie van Goethem posed for what would be the only sculpture that Degas exhibited in his lifetime. Originally executed in wax and shown in 1881, the work daringly incorporated real elements such as the dancer's tulle tutu and silk hair ribbon. The sculpture was cast in bronze around 1922, several years after Degas's death.
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