National Gallery show spotlights Degas' plucky, mysterious 'Little Dancer'
That little know-it-all, age 14. She is part thinker, part statue of liberty. She is as beloved as the Thinker and the Statue of Liberty. And yet: her ennui. So French. So chic. Contemplative and cheekily independent, Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" ignores us with her narrowed eyes. She's absorbed in her own mystery. Read full article >>