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“Dancer Bending Forward” by Edgar Degas (1874/79) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Art Institute of Chicago.

Dancer Bending Forward

Edgar Degas

Title	Dancer Bending Forward
Artist	Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917
Date	1874/79 19th century
Medium	Charcoal with stumping, heightened with white and yellow pastel with stumping, on blue laid paper ruled with charcoal
Classification	charcoal
Origin	France France
Holding institution	Art Institute of Chicago
Credit line	Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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