'The Star - Dancer in Pointe' by Edgar Degas, Norton Simon Museum
The story
A ballerina in white tutu finishes a pose centre-stage, a darker shadow figure waiting in the wings. Painted in 1878 — Degas's most arresting backstage view, pastel on monotype.
- Artist
- Edgar Degas
- Year
- 1878
- Period
- Impressionist
- Where it lives
- Own work
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
