New Edgar Degas: Little Dancer Sculpture Sculpture

This reduced-scale reproduction pays homage to The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer by Edgar Degas (French, 18341917). The beloved bronze adaptation of this famous work in The Met collection was cast in 1922. This resin statuette is dressed in fabric and stands on a wooden base; it will provide an artistic flourish among your decor or in a child’s room. For his sculpture, as well as for his painting, Degas found a ready source of inspiration in the ballet dancers of the Paris Opra. The original sculpture, modeled after dancer Marie van Goethem, is one of several that he formed in various positions allowing him to explore the subtle variations in the dynamics of movement and of tension within the human figure. Degas enhanced the realistic qualities of the model by adorning it with real clothes including a bodice, tutu, and ballet slippers, and even added a human-hair wig held back with a silk ribbon.