Season 1, Episode 14
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base, 1878-1881, 98.9 x 34.7 x 35.2cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base, 1878-1881, 98.9 x 34.7 x 35.2cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Mentioned in the episode
Interior structure of Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, 1874, oil mixed with turpentine, with traces of watercolor and pastel over pen-and-ink drawing on paper, on bristol board and mounted on canvas, 54.3 x 73cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1873, oil on canvas, 47.63 x 62.23cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Edgar Degas, Study in the Nude of the Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1878-1881, beeswax, plaster, metal and wood armatures, on plaster and wooden bases, 69.5 x 29.3 x 30.3, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Edgar Degas, The Tub, 1889, beeswax, plaster, lead, wood, cloth, cork, wire, on wooden base, 22.5 x 42.3 x 47.2 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Edgar Degas, Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg, 1885-90, beeswax, metal armature, cork, on wooden base, 60.3 x 37.8 x 34.1 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
You can read more about Edgar Degas and his many dancers here.
