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EDGAR DEGAS | Femme s'étirant
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Femme s'étirant
- Stamped Degas and with the foundry mark Cire Perdue A.A. Hébrard and numbered 53/I
- Bronze
- Height: 14 1/4 in.
- 36.2 cm
- Conceived between 1882-91 and cast in bronze after 1919 in an edition of 20 numbered A to T plus 2 casts reserved for the Degas heirs marked HER.D and HER by the A.A. Hébrard Foundry, Paris.
Provenance
O'Hana Gallery, London
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Harris, Geneva
Sale: Christie's, London, December 5, 1978, lot 118
Acquired at the above sale
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Harris, Geneva
Sale: Christie's, London, December 5, 1978, lot 118
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Tokyo, Degas, 1976, no. 93, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
John Rewald, Degas, Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue, London, 1944, no. LXIV, illustration of another cast p. 166 & of the wax version p. 167
Sara Campbell, "A Catalogue of Degas’ Bronzes," in Apollo, vol. CXLII, London, no. 402, August 1995, no. 53, illustration of another cast p. 36
Joseph Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures: Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 53, illustrations of another cast pp. 224 & 225
Sara Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne S. Barbour & Shelly G. Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, no. 95, illustrations of another cast pp. 465 & 466
Sara Campbell, "A Catalogue of Degas’ Bronzes," in Apollo, vol. CXLII, London, no. 402, August 1995, no. 53, illustration of another cast p. 36
Joseph Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures: Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 53, illustrations of another cast pp. 224 & 225
Sara Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne S. Barbour & Shelly G. Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, no. 95, illustrations of another cast pp. 465 & 466
Condition
The work is in very good condition. Attractive reddish brown patina. There is some surface dust and deeper crevices, particularly to the base. There is some minor rubbing to the extremities of the bronze most notably the figures knees and torso. Some minor surface scuffs, Otherwise fine.
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.