Danseuse.

Drawing, red and white chalk, 57,5 x 40 cm, yellow-coloured vellum paper, unsigned (several sm. tears in the upper and lower edges, some creases at the corners, very minor scattered spots of oxidation).

A ballerina wearing a hat on a high chair in vibrant and dynamic pose, holding a staff in her right hand. A second sketch of a female head at the upper left corner of the sheet. The drawing shows the confidence and skill of an experienced draftsman, which has been attributed on the verso to the French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917).