Little Dancer

Dressed Ballet Dancer, 1880/1881 by Edgar Degas, National Gallery, Washington.
Degas spent a great deal of time observing the world of the ballet. This statue represents the young girls in training, known as the "rats."
"Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists." Marcel Proust

5 Comments:
I found it of extra interest that critics at the time found her ugly and shocking in its realism.
I have heard that the skirt on that statue has had to be replaced a few times, is that true?
I love the combined mediums of this piece
I would still like to know the reason of making the Little Dancer.
Other than that, I really enjoyed the play.
I would still like to know the reason for creating the LITTLE DANCER. Other than that, I really ennjoyed reading the play.
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