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Edgar Degas
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Homme nu, le bras droit levé
- Stamped Degas, inscribed Rome and dated 1856 (lower right)
- Pencil on paper laid down on card
- 12 by 8 7/8 in.
- 30.4 by 22.5 cm
Provenance
Atelier Edgar Degas (and sold: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 4ème Vente, July 2-4, 1919, lot 108a)
Walter Goetz, Paris
David M. Daniels, New York (acquired from the above by June, 1965 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 29, 2002, lot 21)
Acquired at the above sale
Walter Goetz, Paris
David M. Daniels, New York (acquired from the above by June, 1965 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 29, 2002, lot 21)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
St. Louis, City Art Museum of St. Louis & Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Drawings by Degas, 1967, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue
Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum, Drawings from the David Daniels Collection, 1968, no. 45, illustrated in the catalogue
San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art, Degas in Bronze: The Complete Sculpture, 2003
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts & Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Degas and the Nude, 2011-12, no. 19, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum, Drawings from the David Daniels Collection, 1968, no. 45, illustrated in the catalogue
San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art, Degas in Bronze: The Complete Sculpture, 2003
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts & Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Degas and the Nude, 2011-12, no. 19, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Theodore Reff, "New Light on Degas's Copies," Burlington Magazine, June 1964, p. 251
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Executed on bluish gray wove paper laid down on card. The edges of the sheet are deckled and there are some creases and small tears around the extreme perimeter, otherwise fine. The line is very strong.
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.