Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen
SculptureFrench19th century

Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen

1880

Artists

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasArtist
Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Bronze with tulle skirt and satin hair ribbon
Culture
French
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

99.1 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm (39 x 14 x 14 in.)

Provenance

Steven C. Clark. [Scott & Fowles, New York, NY], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 1924, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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