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Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward
Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward
Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward
Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward
Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward
Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward
Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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This figure is one of more than 30 studies made of ballerinas by Degas, his favourite subject matter. The pose suggests a ballerina in class or on the stage, and was probably inspired by dancers of the Paris Opéra. It is number 57/J out of 22 casts made posthumously from the cast of a wax model found in Degas’ studio. His models in wax and clay were a private medium, like sketches or drawings, in which he explored formal problems that fascinated him.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

Dancer Ready to Dance, the Right Foot Forward

Date

modelled c.1885–90 & cast 1919–1921

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 56.5 x W 32.2 x D 21.5 cm

Accession number

48.17

Acquisition method

purchased at Sotheby's, 1948

Work type

Statue

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