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Edgar Degas - Waiting Invitation

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Size: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm

Make custom invitations and announcements for every special occasion! Choose from various curated paper types, shapes and sizes to design a card that's perfect for you.

  • Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm (portrait or landscape)
  • Envelopes included but can be removed if not needed
  • High quality, full-colour, full-bleed
  • Add photos and text to both sides of this flat card at no extra charge
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  • Designer Tip: To ensure the highest quality print, please note that this product’s customisable design area measures 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm. For best results please add 0.16 cm bleed.

Paper Type: Signature Matte

Our Signature Matte paper is a customer favourite—smooth to the touch with a soft eggshell texture that elevates any design. Its sturdy 18 pt weight and natural feel make it the ideal choice for timeless, sophisticated events.

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Edgar Degas - Waiting Invitation

Waiting (L'Attente), made around 1879-1882 in pastel on beige laid paper by French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas. A young dancer sits hunched forward beside a second woman, often read as a chaperone, both figures absorbed in stillness rather than performance. The steep angle, cropped floor and sharp contrasts make the backstage moment feel immediate but leave the exact narrative deliberately unresolved. Degas focuses on fatigue, anticipation and the physical routine surrounding ballet, subjects that interested him as much as dance itself. The scene may also evoke the formal examinations that affected a dancer's salary and rank at the Paris Opéra. The paired figures create a striking counterpoint between the decorated costume of the dancer and the dark street clothes of the woman beside her.
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By Mitchell B.11 March 2025 • Verified Purchase
Flat Invitation, Size: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
Absolutely stunning design and beautiful finish 😍 got them for our big day in September! Can’t wait to get the matching evening invites, guestbook and table name cards!👌🏻 big thank you!!
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By morgan g.22 April 2024 • Verified Purchase
Flat Invitation, Size: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
Amazing, Beautiful quality!! Delivery said 18 working days but they came in 4 days!! So impressed by delivery and quality. Gorgeous vibrant colours
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By Lorna4 August 2022 • Verified Purchase
Flat Invitation, Size: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
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So happy with the outcome! They are absolutely perfect, just what I imagined and more. Will be rrcommending this site to family and friends. Thank you. Printing was clear and visable. I was a little worried as one side was blue but it turned out great.

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Edgar Degas - Waiting Invitation
Product ID: 256780240013836865
Created on 10/09/2021, 13:32
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