Experts Tussle Over ‘Recently Discovered’ Degas Casts

“[A] controversy is swirling among Degas experts the world over about 74 ‘recently discovered’ plaster casts of his sculptures that were purportedly made during his lifetime,” notably “a plaster cast of the Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (Little Dancer Aged 14).” The unconvinced “have started mobilizing in opposition.”