Dancer on pointe
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Edgar Degas
Artist bio: French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris
Artist role: Draftsman
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1878
Medium: Charcoal, heightened with white on beige wove paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (45.4 x 29.8cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1974, The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection
Accession year: 1974
Tags: Women|Dancing|Ballet