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Edgar Degas - The Dancing Class, probably 1871

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). The Dancing Class, probably 1871. Oil on wood. 7 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (19.7 x 27 cm). H. O. Havermeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H.O. Havermeyer, 1929.

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  • A picture is something that requires as much trickery, malice, and vice as the perpetration of crime, so create falsity and add a touch from nature.

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