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Bronze sculpture of a nude woman with her right arm extended upward and her left arm stretched out to her side, each slightly and elegantly curved. She stands very straight, with her right leg extended and on the ball of her right foot, as if about to move.

Dancer Ready to Dance, Right Foot Forward

Modeled 1882–95; cast 1919/21

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

France

Bronze

Painting and Sculpture of Europe