A sale catalogue in 1898 described the dancer pictured in Edgar Degas’ pastel, The Singer in Green:
“Skinny and with the graceful moves of a little monkey, she has just sung her ribald verses and, with a gesture that conceals an entreaty behind her smile, is inviting applause.”
With her small eyes, high cheeks, and low brow, the model recalls Marie von Goethem, the working-class girl who posed for Degas’s sculpture The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. The singer’s dress, rendered in vivid yellow, turquoise, and orange, reflects the artist’s experimentation with saturated hues and color contrasts in the mid-1880s.
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- The Singer in Green (c.1884)
- Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
- Date: ca.1884
- Medium: Pastel on light blue laid paper
- Dimensions: 23 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (60.3 x 46.4 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960
- On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 816
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Lovely work!
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I’ve always loved her! 🙂
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What a wonderful painting. and the description is lovely 🌹
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One of my favorites! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Luisa. 🙂
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You’re highly welcome.
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Beautiful! Good morning, Sunnyside!! I hope that you have a lovely day.😊
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Good morning, Susan! Have a lovely day, too! 🙂
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Thank you!
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