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Dancer at Rest

Edgar Degas

Cleveland Museum of Art

A drawing of a female dancer sitting in a resting position. The drawing is on aged light brown paper with a rough edge at the bottom. The dancer is drawn with her head resting on her right arm. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and rests on her left leg. The dancer's body leans to her left. The dancer's face is obscured with her head turned away. The dancer wears a skirt that falls in folds around her. The dancer's legs are bare. The drawing is done in shades of gray. The background of the drawing is plain. The artist's name is written in red in the bottom left corner.

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693 × 893 px
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