Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass

Edgar Degas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a group of ballet dancers in a rehearsal room. The dancers are wearing ballet costumes with tutus. Most tutus are white or light-colored, while a few are colored. The dancers are positioned on the right side, with their bodies angled to the left. One dancer is bending over, her body parallel to the floor. The background features a double bass on the left and a line of dancers on the right. The wall behind the dancers is green at the top and brown at the bottom. The floor is dark. The overall color palette is muted. There is a window with white curtains on the right side.