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Edgar Degas
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Edgar Degas
- Femme s'étirant
- inscribed Degas, numbered HER D/53 and stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hebrard
- bronze
- height: 37.3cm., 14 3/4 in.
Provenance
René Degas, Paris (the artist's brother)
Sale: Christie's, London, 6th April 1976, lot 12
Private Collection (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sale: Christie's, London, 6th April 1976, lot 12
Private Collection (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Exposition des Sculptures de Degas (exhibition catalogue), Galerie A.A. Hébrard, Paris, 1921, no. 66, another cast listed
Franco Russoli & Fiorella Minervino, L'Opera completa di Degas, Milan, 1970, no. S.66, illustration of another cast p. 145
John Rewald, The Complete Sculptures of Degas (exhibition catalogue), The Lefevre Gallery, London, 1976, no. 66, illustration of another cast p. 83
Charles W. Millard, The Sculptures of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, illustration of the wax model
Maurice Guillard (ed.), Degas, Form and Space, Paris, 1984, no. 165, illustration of another cast p. 185
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculptures, Catalogue raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, no. LXIV, illustration of another cast p. 166; illustration of the wax model p. 167
Anne Pingeot & Frank Horvat, Degas Sculptures, Paris, 1991, no. 66, illustrations of another cast pp. 108-109 & 184
Sara Campbell, 'Degas: the Sculptures: A Catalogue raisonné', in Apollo, London, August 1995, no. 53 (fig. 51), illustration of another cast p. 37
Joseph Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 53, illustrations in colour of another cast pp. 224-5
Franco Russoli & Fiorella Minervino, L'Opera completa di Degas, Milan, 1970, no. S.66, illustration of another cast p. 145
John Rewald, The Complete Sculptures of Degas (exhibition catalogue), The Lefevre Gallery, London, 1976, no. 66, illustration of another cast p. 83
Charles W. Millard, The Sculptures of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, illustration of the wax model
Maurice Guillard (ed.), Degas, Form and Space, Paris, 1984, no. 165, illustration of another cast p. 185
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculptures, Catalogue raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, no. LXIV, illustration of another cast p. 166; illustration of the wax model p. 167
Anne Pingeot & Frank Horvat, Degas Sculptures, Paris, 1991, no. 66, illustrations of another cast pp. 108-109 & 184
Sara Campbell, 'Degas: the Sculptures: A Catalogue raisonné', in Apollo, London, August 1995, no. 53 (fig. 51), illustration of another cast p. 37
Joseph Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 53, illustrations in colour of another cast pp. 224-5
Condition
Attractive red brown patina. There is some surface dirt, most notably in the crevices, and two minor white paint flecks. 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'It is essential to do the same subject over again, ten times, a hundred times. Nothing in art must seen to be chance, not even movement'
(Degas quoted in Eric Protter, Painters on Painting, New York, 1997, p. 127)