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Lot 49
  • 49

Edgar Degas

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Edgar Degas
  • Ludovic Halévy Meeting Mme. Cardinal Backstage (Janis 196; Adhémar 56)
  • monotype
  • 275 by 308 mm 10 7/8 by 12 1/8 in
  • sheet 302 by 341 mm 11 7/8 by 13 1/2 in
Monotype, c. 1880-83, the second of two impressions, on laid paper, framed

Provenance

Atelier Edgar Degas, Vente d'Estampes, Galerie Manzi Joyant, Paris, November 22-23, 1918, no. 201
Private collection, New York
Knoedler & Co., New York
Gutekunst and Kornfeld, Berne, May 15, 1952, lot 74
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, April 27, 1962, lot 58
Acquired from the above, thence by descent.

Condition

The print is in good condition, with margins. The sheet slightly toned overall (darker on the verso), and with a short, skillfully repaired tear at upper sheet edge, measuring 5/8 inch, and backed with Japan.
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