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Artists›Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas

1834–1917

WA-00003826

PaintingImpressionism

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

300

Works in Collection

354

Assets Indexed

Authority-backed Facts

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ46373

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Thannhauser Collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Field Verification (7 fields)

3 cross-verified · 4 single-source

Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Birth yearArtsy + Unknown· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata+1· 85%
BiographyGallery Generic + Unknown· 72%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (5)

Sean-Kellyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/edgar-degas
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/edgar-degas
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/edgar-degas
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1465
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Edgar Degas yet.

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Movement

Impressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Rijksmuseum National Gallery of Art Tate Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (300)

Dancer Looking at the Sole of her Right Foot

1910 · Bronze

object: 476 x 267 x 216 mm

Tate

Ballet Scene

1907 · pastel on greenish transparent tracing paper

overall: 76.8 x 111.2 cm (30 1/4 x 43 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand

1900 · pigmented beeswax, plastiline, metal armature, on wooden base

overall without base: 53.1 x 14.5 x 38.5 cm (20 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 15 3/16 in.) height (of figure): 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand

1900 · pigmented beeswax, metal armature, wood?, cork, on wooden base

overall without base: 50.4 x 24.2 x 37.6 cm (19 13/16 x 9 1/2 x 14 13/16 in.) height (of figure): 46.5 cm (18 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dancer Putting on her Stocking

1900 · Bronze

object: 470 x 222 x 267 mm

Tate

Four Dancers

1899 · oil on canvas

overall: 151.1 x 180.2 cm (59 1/2 x 70 15/16 in.) framed: 176.9 x 207.7 cm (69 5/8 x 81 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Dancers in Ukrainian Dress

1899 · Charcoal and pastel, on tracing paper, mounted on cardboard

24 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (62.9 x 64.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dancer in Ukrainian Dress

1899 · Pastel over charcoal on tracing paper

24 3/8 x 18 in. (61.9 x 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jockey

1898 · washed pastel and transferred pastel

overall: 27.9 x 21 cm (11 x 8 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woman Stretching

1896 · pigmented beeswax, metal armature, on wooden base

overall without base: 36.4 x 20.2 x 15.4 cm (14 5/16 x 7 15/16 x 6 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Pregnant Woman

1896 · pigmented beeswax, plastiline, metal armature, cork, on wooden base

overall without base: 43.1 x 14.3 x 17.4 cm (16 15/16 x 5 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme

1896 · Oil on canvas

20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dancer Looking at the Sole of her Right Foot

1896 · bronze

Overall: 46.4 x 21.6 x 20.3 cm (18 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

After the Bath: Woman Drying Herself

1895 · charcoal and pastel on tracing paper

sheet: 78.11 × 37.15 cm (30 3/4 × 14 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Woman Putting on a Stocking

1895 · Bronze

16 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (42.5 x 28.6 x 14.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Self-Portrait in Library (Hand to Chin)]

1895 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 5.8 x 8.7 cm (2 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Self-Portrait with Zoé Closier]

1895 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 5.8 x 8.8 cm (2 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Self-Portrait with Christine and Yvonne Lerolle]

1895 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.1 x 29.3 cm (14 5/8 x 11 9/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Paule Gobillard, Jeannie Gobillard, Julie Manet, and Geneviève Mallarmé

1895 · Gelatin silver print

28.4 x 38.9 cm (11 3/16 x 15 5/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Paul Poujaud, Mme. Arthur Fontaine, and Degas

1895 · Gelatin silver print

29.4 x 40.5 cm. (11 9/16 x 15 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand

1895 · Bronze

wt. confirmed: 20 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 7 3/8 in., 14.3 lb. (52.7 × 36.8 × 18.7 cm, 6.5 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman at her Toilet

1894 · Charcoal and pastel on paper

support: 956 x 1099 mm

Tate

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Woman with a Towel

1894 · Pastel on cream-colored wove paper with red and blue fibers throughout

37 3/4 x 30in. (95.9 x 76.2cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Street Scene, La-Queue-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne)

1894 · Gelatin silver print

28.5 x 39.5 cm (11 1/4 x 15 9/16 in. )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (7)

300 published of 312 catalogued · 188 with image

Nga
149 published149 img
The Met
124 published3 img
Tate
12 published12 img
Rijksmuseum
5 published5 img
Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published5 img
+ 1 more source · 12 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Portret van een vrouw
1853 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Piste van circus Fernando en naakte vrouw bij deur in haar kamer
1879 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Mary Cassatt kijkt naar schilderijen in het Louvre
1879 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Bed-Time
1880 · Tate · 1 prov
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Head of a Woman
1873 · Tate · 1 prov
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Dancer at Rest, her Hands on her Hips, Right Leg Forward
1890 · Tate · 1 prov
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Head of a Woman
1874 · Tate · 1 prov
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Woman in a Tub
1883 · Tate · 1 prov
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Grande Arabesque
1885 · Tate · 1 prov
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Horse Clearing an Obstacle
1887 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

42 assets

Artsy

Met Museum