Edgar Degas

Estate of the artist (and sold: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, Atelier Edgar Degas, 4ème vente, July 2-4, 1919, lot 153)
Galerie Nunès & Fiquet, Paris
World House Gallery, New York
Dr. & Mrs. T. Edward Hanley, Bradford, Pennsylvania
Henry McIlhenny, Philadelphia
Galerie Schmit, Paris
Acquired from the above in 1982

Paris, Galerie Schmit, Pour mon plaisir, XIXème et XXème siècles, 1982, no. 117, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie Schmit, Grand Palais, XIe Biennale des antiquaires, 1982, no. 57, illustrated in color in the catalogue

Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son oeuvre, vol. II, New York, 1984, no. 599bis, illustrated p. 339

Executed on buff color laid paper. Sheet is affixed to mat at upper corners on verso. There are scattered tape remnants along perimeter on verso and there is a 1 cm mat stain around perimeter. The sheet is time-darkened overall with some small scattered surface stains. There is a 2-inch vertical repaired tear at center of upper edge and scattered pindot losses and pinholes around extreme edges. The medium is well preserved and work is in generally good condition overall.
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