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Edgar Degas
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- étude pour un portrait d'homme (Portrait de Pagans)
- stamped Degas (lower left)
- charcoal on paper
- 44.2 by 57.8cm., 17 3/8 by 22 7/8 in.
Provenance
Atelier Edgar Degas (sold: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 2nd-4th July 1919, lot 157
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 28th February 1951, lot 13
Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London (purchased at the above sale)
R. N. Eicholz (acquired from the above in June 1951)
The Zwemmer Gallery, London
Private Collection (acquired in the 1950s)
Private Collection (thence by descent, sale: Sotheby's London, 30th November 1988, lot 414)
Private Collection, Europe (Sale: Sotheby's London, 21st June 2005, lot 109)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 28th February 1951, lot 13
Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London (purchased at the above sale)
R. N. Eicholz (acquired from the above in June 1951)
The Zwemmer Gallery, London
Private Collection (acquired in the 1950s)
Private Collection (thence by descent, sale: Sotheby's London, 30th November 1988, lot 414)
Private Collection, Europe (Sale: Sotheby's London, 21st June 2005, lot 109)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, Exhibition of French Masters of the 19th & 20th Centuries, 1951, no. 14
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down. The sheet is time-stained and there are some small nicks and paper losses to all four extreme edges. There is some minor scattered foxing in places. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the papertone is slightly less pink in the original.
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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
Lorenzo Pagans, a celebrated Spanish singer at the time, was a regular guest and performer at Degas' father's musical evenings. The present work drawn circa 1874, relates to a pastel version of a portrait of Pagans which Degas executed around the same time, now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.