Study in the Nude for The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer 1873 - 1920

"Study in the Nude for The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer" is a bronze sculpture by Edgar Degas that captures a young dancer in a naturalistic pose, with her weight shifted to one leg and her arm extended. The rough, unfinished surface of the sculpture, which was created between 1873 and 1920, reflects Degas's interest in capturing the fleeting moments of movement and the physicality of dancers. The work is a study for his iconic sculpture "The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer," which was a controversial work for its realistic portrayal of a young dancer's body. This sculpture can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.