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A young, nude girl is roughly modeled with glossy navy blue and wine-red beeswax in this freestanding sculpture.
Degas in Wax

Study in the Nude of Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (Nude Little Dancer)

Edgar Degas
artist Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
date c. 1878-1881
medium Pigmented beeswax, plaster core, metal and wood armatures, on plaster and wooden bases
origin France
dimensions 69.5 × 29.3 × 30.3 cm
credit line Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
hall 26 Degas in Wax
rights public domain (CC0)
National Gallery of Art, Washington Full image

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