1895
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dancer at Rest is a 1895 by Edgar Degas, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a dancer lying down, her body relaxed but poised. The lines are quick and rough, like hurried notes rather than polished strokes. You can see her bent leg, the curve of her back, and the way her arms rest—all drawn in loose, confident strokes. The drawing feels alive but unfinished, as if Degas was working fast to capture movement. The paper has a warm, aged look, and the marks are mostly charcoal or pencil. If you like this sketchy style, look up Edgar Degas for more of his work.
Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas on 19 July 1834 in Paris, Edgar Degas came from an affluent banking family with aristocratic roots and spent his childhood among the cultivated circles of the French capital.
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