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Edgar Degas
Estimate
280,000 - 320,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Edgar Degas
- Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery (Reed and Shapiro 52)
- etching, aquatint and drypoint
- 304 by 125 mm 11 15/16 by 4 7/8 in sheet 340 by 169 mm 13 3/8 by 6 5/8 in
Etching, aquatint and drypoint, 1879-80, a very fine impression of the ninth state (of twenty), framed
Provenance
Atelier Degas (Lugt 657), part of the Fifth Atelier Sale, 22nd November 1918
EXHIBITED
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Philadelphia, Museum of Art; London; Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, Degas: the Painter as Printmaker, 1984-1985, no. 52.IX, illustrated, p. 191
Condition
The print is in good condition. There is very slight surface soiling in the margins.
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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
On thin Japan paper, with full margins