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Edgar Degas
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Portrait de Mme Ernest May
- Stamped Degas (lower right)
- Pastel on paper
- 17 1/2 by 11 5/8 in.
- 43.7 by 29.4 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist (and sold: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, 4ème Vente, July 2-4, 1919, lot 14)
Dr. Etienne May, Paris
Sale: Christie's, London, June 29, 1976, lot 249
Private Collection, Massachusetts (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, October 23, 1980, lot 308A)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 3, 1993, lot 112
Acquired at the above sale
Dr. Etienne May, Paris
Sale: Christie's, London, June 29, 1976, lot 249
Private Collection, Massachusetts (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, October 23, 1980, lot 308A)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 3, 1993, lot 112
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Zurich, Kunsthaus & Tubingen, Kunsthalle, Degas, Die Portraits, 1994-95, no. 164, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina Museum, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 66, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina Museum, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 66, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son oeuvre, vol. II, Paris, 1946, no. 656bis, illustrated p. 371
Henri Loyrette, Degas, Paris, 1991, illustrated p. 418
Alexander Dückers, Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz, 1999, illustrated p. 399
Philip Rylands, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Venice, The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 1999, illustrated p. 399
Henri Loyrette, Degas, Paris, 1991, illustrated p. 418
Alexander Dückers, Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz, 1999, illustrated p. 399
Philip Rylands, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Venice, The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 1999, illustrated p. 399
Condition
Executed on beige laid paper. The sheet has been affixed to a window mat at the top two corners of its verso.The original watermark is slightly visible at the top of the composition. The bottom edge appears to have been cut. A portion of the atelier stamp remains visible at the extreme right bottom corner of the verso. The sheet is slightly time darkened. It is slightly mat stained at the outer perimeter of the sheet. A couple of faint water stains are visible at the bottom right quadrant. A possible minor repair is visible along extreme right edge near bottom right corner. Overall this work is in very good condition.
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.
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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.
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.