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Edgar Degas
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Cheval au galop, tournant la tête à droite, les pieds ne touchant pas terre; jockey monté sur le cheval
- Inscribed Degas, numbered 32/Q and stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hebrard Cire Perdue; numbered 36/Q (on the jockey)
- Bronze
- Length (including base): 14 3/8 in.
- 36.5 cm
Provenance
Galerie Max Kaganovitch, Paris
The Lefevre Gallery, London
William & Eleanor Wood Prince, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1954 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 7, 2009, lot 211)
Acquired at the above sale
The Lefevre Gallery, London
William & Eleanor Wood Prince, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1954 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 7, 2009, lot 211)
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Degas Racing World (exhibition catalogue), Wildenstein Galleries, New York, 1968, no. 122, illustration of another cast n.p.
Degas (exhibition catalogue), l'Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, 1969, no. 13, illustration of another cast n.p.
Franco Russoli & Fiorella Minervino, L'Opera completa di Degas, Milan, 1970, illustration of another cast p. 143
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, nos. XVII & XVIII, illustration of another cast pp. 74-75
Sarah Campbell, "Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné" in Apollo, London, August 1995, illustration of other casts pp. 26 & 27
Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas at the Races (exhibition catalogue), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1998, no. 115, illustration of another cast p. 189
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 32, illustrations of other casts pp. 184 & 185
Sarah Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth-Century Art, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, no. 36, illustration of another cast p. 243
Degas (exhibition catalogue), l'Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, 1969, no. 13, illustration of another cast n.p.
Franco Russoli & Fiorella Minervino, L'Opera completa di Degas, Milan, 1970, illustration of another cast p. 143
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, nos. XVII & XVIII, illustration of another cast pp. 74-75
Sarah Campbell, "Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné" in Apollo, London, August 1995, illustration of other casts pp. 26 & 27
Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas at the Races (exhibition catalogue), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1998, no. 115, illustration of another cast p. 189
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 32, illustrations of other casts pp. 184 & 185
Sarah Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth-Century Art, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, no. 36, illustration of another cast p. 243
Condition
Work is in very good condition. Light brown patina. Spots of patina loss around saddle and underside of jockey as a result of contact between the two elements. Some very minor surface dirt in crevices, 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.