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title: Waiting by Degas
author: J. Paul Getty Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15574/waiting-by-degas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Waiting by Degas
_Authored by J. Paul Getty Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15574.png)
## Image Caption
A c. 1882 pastel on paper, *Waiting*, by [Edgar Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edgar_Degas/) (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The artist was keen to show the hard life of rehearsals that ballet dancers had to go through and the aches and pains this caused. Another feature of these behind-the-scenes works is the waiting relations of the dancers, usually mothers. (J. [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Getty Museum, Passadena, Los Angeles)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, J. P. G. (2022, March 29). Waiting by Degas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, J. Paul Getty. "Waiting by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2022. .
### MLA
Museum, J. Paul Getty. "Waiting by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edgar_Degas_-_Waiting_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) by [**J. Paul Getty Museum**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edgar_Degas_-_Waiting_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.