Where to See Dancer Seen from Behind and 3 Studies of Feet

Edgar Degas combined a view of a dancer from behind with studies of feet in this work. Such sheets show his analytical approach to movement and anatomy. Degas studied dancers like a scientist.

His detailed studies informed his finished paintings. This work is at the State Hermitage Museum.

You can see it at State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Edgar Degas created it. Edgar Degas combined a view of a dancer from behind with studies of feet in this work.

Edgar Degas made these anatomical studies of dancers and their feet You can see it at State Hermitage Museum. Edgar Degas combined a view of a dancer from behind with studies of feet in this work.

Degas filled sketchbooks with studies of feet, hands, and poses. His careful observation of dancers' bodies in motion gave his finished works their convincing naturalism.

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