The Dancing Class is an oil painting by Edgar Degas. It was painted about 1870. It was the first of Degas's "ballet pictures". The painting depicts a dancing class at the Paris Opéra.[1] The dancer in the center is Joséphine Gaujelin (or Gozelin).[2]
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Artist | Edgar Degas |
Year | about 1870 |
Type | oil painting on wood |
Dimensions | 19.7 cm × 27 cm (7.8 in × 11 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
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