Dancers Practicing at the Barre, 1877, Mixed media on canvas, 29 3/4 x 32 in. (75.6 x 81.3 cm), Paintings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), The watering can, visible at left, was a standard fixture in ballet rehearsal rooms; water was sprinkled on the floor to keep dust from rising when ballerinas danced. Degas also used the watering can as a visual pun: its shape is mimicked by that of the dancer at right
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Dancers Practicing, Barre, 1877, Mixed media, canvas, 29 3/4 x 32, 75.6 81.3 cm, Paintings, Edgar Degas, French, Paris, 1834–1917, watering, visible, left, standard fixture, ballet rehearsal, rooms, water, sprinkled, floor, keep dust, rising, ballerinas danced, Degas, visual pun, shape, mimicked, dancer, right
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