From family portraits to absinthe drinkers, racehorses to circus performers, Edgar Degas depicted many subjects in his pieces, but his most prolific output was paintings of young Parisian ballerinas.

Edgar Degas' "Entrance of the Masked Dancers," c. 1879, part of The Clark's collection, exemplifies the artists' multifaceted use of pastel, with the medium being applied to the surface in different ...

Degas's use of colour, the arrangement of dancers and the detail of the surrounding stage décor are variations he explored within this series. The dancers' keen anticipation is suggested in the most ...

Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, plaster cast possibly 1920–21, after original wax modeled 1878–81.Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

A New Musical in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane On Sunday, 27 July 2025, the stage of Theatre Royal Drury Lane will be ...

Climate protesters smear paint on Edgar Degas’ ‘Little Dancer’ sculpture in Washington D.C. By . David Propper. Published April 27, 2023. Updated April 27, 2023, 11:46 p.m. ET.

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. says the FBI is involved in an investigation after climate change protesters targeted a famous sculpture – Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen." ...

This week we celebrate the New Orleans connections to French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas, who began his well-known visit to New Orleans in October 1872 — 150 years ago this month.

Climate protesters on April 27 after smearing paint on the case that houses Edgar Degas’s "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.