Youth with Arms Upraised by Edgar Degas — Edgar Degas. Youth with Arms Upraised, 1859–60 or 1861–62. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Youth with Arms Upraised

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Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
Date: 1859–60 or 1861–62
Medium: Black chalk over pencil on fine beige paper
Dimensions: 12 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (31.7 × 19.4 cm) Framed: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession no.: 1975.1.609

Provenance

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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