![Edgar Degas - The Dance Lesson [c.1879] by Gandalf's Gallery](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/11081710314_e7bb712dab.jpg)
This pastel was formerly owned by Gustave Caillebotte, who probably bought it from or soon after the Impressionist exhibition of 1879. In 1894 he bequeathed it to Renoir, who sold it shortly thereafter. Degas made various adjustments to the composition, presumably to accommodate the violinist in his final design. He added strips of paper at the top and to the right, and there is evidence to suggest that he may have altered the dancer's pose.
[National Gallery of Art, Washington - Pastel and black chalk on three pieces of paper, joined together, 64.5 x 56.2 cm]