The Singer in Green, ca. 1884, Pastel on light blue laid paper, 23 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas

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The Singer in Green, ca. 1884, Pastel on light blue laid paper, 23 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), A sale catalogue of 1898 evocatively described the performer pictured in this pastel: 'Skinny and with the graceful moves of a little monkey, she has just sung her ribald verses and, with a gesture that conceals an entreaty behind her smile, is inviting applause

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