The Star
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Curatorial Overview

The prima ballerina shown in Edgar Degas’s pastel has been identified as the Spanish dancer Rosita Mauri, who moved from Catalonia to Paris and gained fame at the Paris Opéra in the late 1870s.

Object Details

Dimensions73.3 × 57.4 cm (28 7/8 × 22 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Diego Suarez
Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

Impressionism • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

The Star by Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917 (1879/81) | PublicArk | PublicArk