Edgar Degas

Collection Nepveu-Degas, Paris (Vente : Alain Lemée, Paris, 6 mai 1976, lot 41)
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

John Rewald, Degas: Works in Sculpture, A complete catalogue, New York, 1944, no. VIII, cat. p. 19, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 42
John Rewald, Degas sculpture, Complete Works, Londres, 1957, no. VIII , un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 144 (fig.2) et pl. 20-22
John Rewald, Degas Complete Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, un autre exemplaire reproduit pp. 58-59
Sara Campbell, A Catalogue of Degas's Bronzes, Apollo, 1995, vol. CXLII, no. 21, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 21
Joseph. S Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 21 , un autre exemplaire reproduit pp. 162-163

Attractive transparent light brown patina with nuances of ochre yellow. This sculpture is in very good overall condition with stable green zones in the hollow areas. A close inspection reveals some light signs of wear on the protruding parts. The remains of the cast can be seen in the crevices of the base. There are some cracks on the interior of the front right thigh and bubbles on the stomach inherent to the casting process. This work is in very good condition.
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inscribed 'Degas', numbered '21 HER D' ; bears the foundry mark 'AA Hébrard, cire perdue', bronze. Conceived between 1882 and 1895 and cast in bronze between 1919 and 1937 in an edition of 22 numbered from A to T plus two casts reserved for the Degas heirs and the founder Hébrard.

 

Fig. 1  Radiographie du modèle en cire et argile d'Etude de Mustang de la  Collection M. et Mme Paul Mellon, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts