Dancers Bending Down (1885) by Edgar Degas is a masterful pastel composition that reflects the artist’s enduring fascination with ballet and its behind-the-scenes moments. A central figure of Impressionism, Degas devoted much of his career to depicting dancers in rehearsal, preparation, and performance. This work, measuring 120 × 90 cm and housed in a private collection, captures two ballet dancers in a moment of quiet adjustment, their bodies bent forward in unselfconscious concentration.
