Three Studies of a Dancer in Fourth Position

Museum record 14970: Three Studies of a Dancer in Fourth Position by Edgar Degas. A verified entry point for discovery.

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Made in preparation for the sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen , this remarkable drawing depicts the model Marie van Goethem from three different perspectives: left profile, right profile, and facing the viewer. Edgar Degas wanted to understand the figure in the round, in two dimensions, before he approached the sculpture in three dimensions. MyArtTaste includes museum record 14970 as a recognizable discovery anchor, using the institution's official open-data metadata and image for this specific work.