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Before the Start by Edgar Degas | Brushbook

Before the Start

E.G. Bührle Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland

Edgar Degas, 1878

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Impressionism

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oil, canvas · 1878

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oil, canvas

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Impressionism

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E.G. Bührle Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland

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