Edgar Degas

Estate of the artist (and sold: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, Atelier Edgar Degas, 4ème vente, July 2-4, 1919, lot 3A)
Nunès et Fiquet, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 25, 1949
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 13, 2014, lot 47
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son oeuvre, vol. II, Paris, 1946, no. 39, illustrated p. 19

Oil on paper mounted on canvas. The surface is covered in a thin layer of varnish and is clean and the colors are fresh. A few pin dot losses to the bottom right corner. A faint crease to top right corner. Under UV light a few scattered spots of inpainting including a 1/4 inch spot at the figure's front knee, as well as a 1/4 inch vertical stoke in the background to the left of the figure's chest. Another area to the right of the figure's neck, as well as to the extreme perimeter and a few other extremely minor spots. Otherwise fine. This work is in good condition.
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