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Edgar Degas
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Autoportrait, vers sa vingt-et-unième année
- pencil on paper
- 14.1 by 11cm., 5 1/2 by 4 1/2 in.
Provenance
Collection Nepveu-Degas, Paris (sale: Ader Tajan, Paris, Edgar Degas (1834-1917): Collection Nepveu-Degas, important ensemble de dessins, huiles et bronze, 19th December 1994, lot 15)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 100, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 116, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 128, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 112, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 113, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 116, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 128, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 112, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 113, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Jean Nepveu-Degas (ed.), La Jeune Parque, Huit sonnets d'Edgar Degas, 1946, illustrated as the frontispiece
Paul Valery, Degas, Danse, Dessin, Paris, 1965, illustrated fig. 98 (dated circa 1854)
Paul Valery, Degas, Danse, Dessin, Paris, 1965, illustrated fig. 98 (dated circa 1854)
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, attached intermittently along all four edges to the mount, and floating in the overmount. The sheet is slightly time stained. Otherwise this work is in overall very good condition.
Colours: overall the papertone is much more cream than grey coloured and brighter in the original when compared to the catalogue illustration.
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"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."