Dancers in the Wings
Edgar Degas, 1879–1880 · Impressionism
Image 1 of 3: Stretched canvas
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Original is 4" × 5½" — our 12" × 16" is about 2.9x larger.
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About this work
Three techniques went into this small print: etching, aquatint and drypoint, printed on wove paper. The plate measures only 13.9 by 10.3 cm. Degas signed the sheet in graphite, in the margin below and to the right of the plate.
In the mid-1870s Degas went back to etching after ten years away, guided at first by his friend Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic. He owned a small printing press, and Mary Cassatt worked on it in his studio.
This impression belonged to George M. La Monte and was sold in New York in 1928. Lessing J. Rosenwald bought it and gave it to the National Gallery of Art in 1943.
Because the plate is so small, any print larger than the original shows the etched lines and aquatint grain much bigger than Degas made them. Paper suits it better than canvas.
Edgar Degas
Dancers in the Wings, 1879–1880
Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove paper
- Original size
- 10.3 × 13.9cm
- 4" × 5½"
Choose how it’s printed
Every piece is made to order and printed within 3 business days. Printed in the USA, with free shipping and our 90-day happiness guarantee.
Stretched canvas
Archival canvas stretched over 1.5″ solid wood stretcher bars. At gallery depth the canvas stands off the wall on its own, so it looks finished with no frame at all.
The image wraps around the edges, so the painting carries on around the sides, and it arrives with hanging wire installed, ready to go straight on the wall.
- Canvas
- Archival canvas
- Depth
- 1.5″ solid wood stretcher bars
- Inks
- Archival inks, rated to resist fading for over 100 years
- Edges
- Image wrapped around the sides
- Arrives
- Boxed, with hanging wire installed
Framed canvas
The same archival canvas, set in a floating frame. The frame sits around the canvas edge with a small gap, so the canvas appears to float inside it.
Choose black, white, gold or silver. There’s no glass, so there’s nothing to catch reflections or crack in transit.
- Frame
- Solid wood floating frame in black, white, gold or silver, 0.55″ face, 1.88″ deep
- Canvas
- Archival canvas on 1.5″ solid wood stretcher bars
- Glazing
- None, so there’s no glass to catch reflections
- Arrives
- Boxed, with hanging wire installed
Fine art print
Printed on 340gsm cold press fine art paper made from 100% cotton rag. Cold press paper is pressed between cold rollers, which leaves a subtle natural texture, like watercolour paper, so the painting reads as paint rather than a glossy photo.
Cotton rag is the traditional base for archival fine art paper. It’s acid-free, so it won’t yellow or turn brittle, and the matte surface means no glare under lamps or daylight.
- Paper
- 340gsm, 100% cotton rag, acid-free
- Surface
- Cold press texture, matte finish
- Printing
- Giclée, with archival pigment inks
- Inks
- Archival inks, rated to resist fading for over 100 years
- Arrives
- Flat in a card mailer when small, rolled in a tube when larger, ready for your own frame
How big is the original Dancers in the Wings?
The original is 10.3 cm wide and 13.9 cm high (4" × 5½"). That makes it a miniature, roughly postcard-sized: small enough to hold in one hand. Even our smallest print, 12"×16", is larger than the original.
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Fine art prints use 340gsm cold press fine art paper, 100% cotton rag and acid-free, with archival inks. Cold press paper is pressed between cold rollers, which leaves a subtle natural texture like watercolour paper, and its matte surface has no glare. Canvases use 360gsm archival canvas, stretched over solid wood stretcher bars.
Canvas, framed or fine art print?
Canvas is stretched over solid wood stretcher bars and ready to hang. Framed prints are canvases set in a floating frame, with no glass, and also arrive ready to hang. Fine art prints are printed on cotton rag paper, ship flat or rolled in a tube depending on size, ready for your own frame, and are the lower-cost way to start.