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Frieze of Dancers by Edgar Degas, Cleveland Museum of Art

Subject
Art Exhibitions
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Frieze of Dancers by Edgar Degas, Cleveland Museum of Art, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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Back of Frieze of Dancers by Edgar Degas, Cleveland Museum of Art, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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About this subject

Monochrome reproduction of a drawing or pastel showing four ballet dancers in white tutus, seated or bending as they adjust their slippers and rest. The figures are rendered in soft, sketchy tonal washes against a dark, undefined background.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Arrived in [illegible] still [illegible] and had went about Cleveland We visited Art Museum turned [illegible] been minutes there having made love Harold B.

PublisherThe Cleveland Museum of Art
435 FRIEZE OF DANCERS BY HILAIRE GERMAIN EDGAR DEGAS. FRENCH. 1834-1917 THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GIFT OF HANNA FUND
PostmarkedJuly 3, 1954, 22:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Anna Louise Haley

Woods Ave. S.W., Roanoke, Virginia

Postcard record

Postmarked
ConditionGood
Stamp2c John Adams, red, issued 1980
NotesWide white border around a single horizontal image; monochrome art reproduction; a few small surface spots and light edge wear. Postmark: CLEVELAND, OHIO JUL 3 10 30 PM 1954. Divided-back card with white border and glossy surface; light edge wear, message written sideways along the left edge.

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Frieze of Dancers by Edgar Degas, Cleveland Museum of Art, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/frieze-of-dancers-by-edgar-degas-cleveland-museum-of-art. Accessed October 5, 2026.