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Edgar Degas
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Danseuse mettant son bas (première étude)
- Inscribed Degas, numbered 29/B and stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hébrard Cire Perdue
- Bronze
- Height: 18 5/8 in.; 47.2 cm
Provenance
Walter Halvorsen, London (in 1921)
Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan, New York
Sale: Anderson Galleries, New York, April 30, 1937, lot 212
Major Edward Bowes, New York (acquired at the above sale and sold by his estate: Kende Galleries, New York, October 28, 1946, lot 31)
Mrs. Jack L. Warner, Beverly Hills (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 1985, lot 315)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Jan Krugier Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan, New York
Sale: Anderson Galleries, New York, April 30, 1937, lot 212
Major Edward Bowes, New York (acquired at the above sale and sold by his estate: Kende Galleries, New York, October 28, 1946, lot 31)
Mrs. Jack L. Warner, Beverly Hills (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 1985, lot 315)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Jan Krugier Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
New York, Durand-Ruel Galleries, Exposition Degas, 1922, n.n.
London, Ernest Brown & Phillips Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of the Works in Sculpture of Edgar Degas, 1923, no. 14, illustrated in the catalogue
Rome, Casa Editrice d'Arte Enzo Pinci, Secona Biennale Romana, Mostra Internazionale di Belle Arti. Sculturi di Edgar Degas 1834-1917, 1923-24, n.n.
Paris, Galeries Georges Petit, Exposition Degas, Au profit de la Ligue franco-anglo-américaine contre le cancer: peintures, pastels et dessins, sculptures, eaux-fortes, lithographies et monotypes, 1924, no. 266
New York, Ferargil Galleries, Sculptures of Edgar Degas, 1925, no. 14
New York, Jacques Seligmann & Co., Exhibition of Bronzes and Drawings by Edgar Degas, 1935, no. 33
London, Ernest Brown & Phillips Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of the Works in Sculpture of Edgar Degas, 1923, no. 14, illustrated in the catalogue
Rome, Casa Editrice d'Arte Enzo Pinci, Secona Biennale Romana, Mostra Internazionale di Belle Arti. Sculturi di Edgar Degas 1834-1917, 1923-24, n.n.
Paris, Galeries Georges Petit, Exposition Degas, Au profit de la Ligue franco-anglo-américaine contre le cancer: peintures, pastels et dessins, sculptures, eaux-fortes, lithographies et monotypes, 1924, no. 266
New York, Ferargil Galleries, Sculptures of Edgar Degas, 1925, no. 14
New York, Jacques Seligmann & Co., Exhibition of Bronzes and Drawings by Edgar Degas, 1935, no. 33
Literature
John Rewald, Degas, Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue, New York, 1944, no. LVI, illustration of another cast p. 121
Charles W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, no. 104, illustration of another cast
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, p. 154, no. LVI, illustration of another cast pp. 150-51
Sara Campbell, "Degas: The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné," in Apollo, vol. CXLII, no. 402, August 1995, no. 29, illustration of another cast p. 25
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Milan, 2002, p. 259, no. 29, illustration in color of another cast p. 178
Degas and the Dance (exhibition catalogue), The Detroit Institute of Arts & Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002-03, illustration of another cast p. 247
Sara Cambell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, eds., Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth Century Art, vol. II, New Haven & London, 2009, illustration in color of another cast p. 409
Charles W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, no. 104, illustration of another cast
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, p. 154, no. LVI, illustration of another cast pp. 150-51
Sara Campbell, "Degas: The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné," in Apollo, vol. CXLII, no. 402, August 1995, no. 29, illustration of another cast p. 25
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Milan, 2002, p. 259, no. 29, illustration in color of another cast p. 178
Degas and the Dance (exhibition catalogue), The Detroit Institute of Arts & Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002-03, illustration of another cast p. 247
Sara Cambell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, eds., Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth Century Art, vol. II, New Haven & London, 2009, illustration in color of another cast p. 409
Condition
Work is in excellent condition. Bronze is sound with a very attractive reddish brown patina. There is a build up of dust in the deepest crevices and very minor wear to the protruding areas. Very minor surface scratch to inside calf of figure's standing leg.
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.