The Dance Class

Edgar Degas, 1874, Metropolitan Museum of Art

‘The Dance Class’ is a work by Edgar Degas (France, 1834–1917). It is dated 1874. It is part of the collection Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Impressionism’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 84 × 77 cm. The things depicted include woman, man, girl, and ballet.

The catalogue has 249 more works by Edgar Degas.

• Impressionism