Little Dancer Aged Fourteen - National Gallery of Art
Now adored, this original wax version of Edgar Degas’s Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (1878–1881) was reviled by most critics when it was shown at the 1881 impressionist exhibition in Paris.
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years - Wikipedia
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer (French: La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans) is a sculpture begun c. 1880 by Edgar Degas of a young student of the Paris Opera Ballet dance school, a Belgian named Marie van Goethem.
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, the title given by the artist, has become one of the most beloved works of art, well known through the many bronze casts produced from this unique original statuette, following the artist's death.
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen - National Gallery of Art
Edgar Degas's famous wax sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen was modeled after a ballet student at the Paris Opera named Marie van Goethem.
Edgar Degas | The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer | French ...
The Met’s bronze cast of Degas’s Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer has captivated generations of visitors, but many may not be familiar with the material transformation of the sculpture—from wax to bronze and through a series of custom-fitted skirts—since Degas …
The Story Behind the Statue “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen”
Aug 1, 2020 · Little Dancer Aged Fourteen wasn’t widely celebrated during Degas’s life. He only put it on display once, where it received mixed — but mostly negative — reviews, as most critics did not...
Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen - Philadelphia Museum of Art
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 …