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Edgar Degas
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- L'Écolière ou Femme marchant dans la rue
- Stamped Degas, numbered 8/20 and stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hébrard Cire Perdue
- Bronze
- Height: 10 7/8 in.
- 27.6 cm
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s
Literature
John Rewald, Degas Works in Sculpture: A Complete Catalogue, New York, 1944, illustration of the wax version p. 144
Jacques Lassaigne & Fiorella Minervino, Toute l'oeuvre peint de Degas, Paris, 1974, no. S74, illustration of another cast p. 145
Charles W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, p. xi, illustration of another cast fig. 32
Ian Dunlop, Degas, London, 1979, no. 202, illustration of another cast p. 219
John Rewald, Degas' Complete Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, no. LXXIV, illustration of another cast pp. 186-187
Sara Campbell, "Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné," Apollo, vol. CXLII, 1995, no. 402, p. 48, illustration of another cast fig. 72 (titled The Schoolgirl)
Joseph Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Memphis, 2002, no. 74, illustration of another cast p. 268
Sara Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth Century Art, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, illustrations of another cast pp. 474-76
Jacques Lassaigne & Fiorella Minervino, Toute l'oeuvre peint de Degas, Paris, 1974, no. S74, illustration of another cast p. 145
Charles W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, p. xi, illustration of another cast fig. 32
Ian Dunlop, Degas, London, 1979, no. 202, illustration of another cast p. 219
John Rewald, Degas' Complete Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, no. LXXIV, illustration of another cast pp. 186-187
Sara Campbell, "Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné," Apollo, vol. CXLII, 1995, no. 402, p. 48, illustration of another cast fig. 72 (titled The Schoolgirl)
Joseph Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Memphis, 2002, no. 74, illustration of another cast p. 268
Sara Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth Century Art, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, illustrations of another cast pp. 474-76
Condition
Attractive brown patina. Some dust in the crevices, consistent with age and handling. This work is in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Drawings of the original wax version of L'Écolière seen from three viewpoints are preserved in Degas' notebooks from the period.