The Dancing Class

The Dancing Class is an oil painting on wood executed ca. 1870 by the French artist Edgar Degas. It was the first of Degas's "ballet pictures". The painting depicts a dancing class at the Paris Opéra.^[1] The dancer in the center is Joséphine Gaujelin (or Gozelin).^[2]

The Dancing Class
Artist	Edgar Degas
Year	c. 1870
Type	oil painting on wood
Dimensions	19.7 cm × 27 cm (7.8 in × 11 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

See also

• The Ballet Class