Degas Sculpture - The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen

First exhibited in 1881 in wax, costumed in a gauze tutu with a silk bodice, fabric slippers and real hair wig, “The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,” by Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917) is in the style of Impressionism.



The artist’s model was Marie von Goethem, a student of the Ballet de l'Opera, Paris, France.

After Degas’ death, the original wax sculpture was made into more than thirty plaster and bronze casts; now displayed in museums around the world.

“The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” (1880-1881) on display at the Musée D’Orsay, Paris, France, September 2001; photo credit Susan Kramer