About this video

A group of Year 9 students visit The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge to find out what they could about a sculpture by the Impressionist painter Edgar Degas. How was it made and how realistic is the sculpture? Why did Degas not exhibit any of these sculptures during his lifetime?

This is one of a series of films made in collaboration with young people across the UK, who explore and express their views on sculpture in public collections.

 

Artworks by Edgar Degas

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  Horse Walking Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
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  Horse Clearing an Obstacle c.1887–1888 Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
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  Man on Horseback c.1888 Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
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  Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot / Dawnswraig yn edrych ar Wadn ei Throed Dde c.1900 Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
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  Combing the Hair ('La Coiffure') about 1896 Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
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  Jockeys before the Race 1878–1879 Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
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  Horse Tied to a Tree c.1873–1880 Edgar Degas (1834–1917)