Edgar Degas ballerina takes centre stage at Sotheby's impressionist auction
One of the great sculptures of the modern age, Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans depicts a defiant 14-year-old dancer " and comes with a £10m-£15m estimate In its day, audiences were astounded and shocked by the hyper-realism of Edgar Degas's sculpture of a defiant 14-year-old girl ballet dancing.More than a century later and Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans is one of the most celebrated sculptures of the modern a…