Edgar Degas

Mme Lepine, Paris  (sa vente : Ader Tajan, Paris, 17 novembre 1992, lot 139)
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

 

John Rewald, Degas, Works in sculpture, A Complete catalogue, New York, 1944, no. XLI, cat. p. 24, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 96.
John Rewald, Degas sculpture, Complete Works, Londres, 1957, no. XLI, cat. p. 152, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 54 (fig.17).
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture: Catalogue raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, no. XLI , le modèle original en cire ainsi qu'un autre exemplaire reproduits pp. 120-121
Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Paris 1991, no. 3, le modèle original en cire reproduit p. 154
Sara Campbell, "A Catalogue of Degas' Bronzes", Apollo, vol. CXLII, no. 402, 1995, no. 2, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 12
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures Catalogue raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 2, un autre exemplaire reproduit pp. 124-125

Attractive dark brown patina with green and transparent ochre yellow nuances.This work is in very good general condition. The patina is stable with slight green corrosion in the hollow areas. A close inspection reveals very light signs of wear on the protruding parts, and small scattered areas of abrasion. The remains of the cast can be seen in the crevices of the base. There are some cracks on the lower abdomen and a small hole on the right calf inherent to the casting process.
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inscribed 'Degas', numbered '2C' ; 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.