Frames from the Collection of the Richard Green Gallery | Part I
Frames from the Collection of the Richard Green Gallery | Part I
A late 19th century 'Degas'-style reeded frame
segmental cushion profile; with multiple fine reeds; stained finish with parcel-gilding at the sight edge
Lot Closed
April 5, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A late 19th century 'Degas'-style reeded frame
segmental cushion profile; with multiple fine reeds; stained finish with parcel-gilding at the sight edge
Overall: 145 x 114 cm.
Rebate: 121.9 x 90.7 cm.
Sight size: 116 x 85 cm.
Originally on Gabrielle Achenbach, La Prière, when exhibited in Nice, Société des Beaux-Arts de Nice, 53e Exposition, 1902-03 (according to a label on the reverse);
Sale, London, Bonhams, 5 July 2006, lot 85, where acquired.
Very close to designs in Degas's sketchbooks (carnet 23, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris) - see also Edgar Degas, Portrait d'amis sur scène, 1879, in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.1
1 https://museoteca.com/r/en/work/11150/degas_edgar/portrait_d_amis_sur_la_scene/!/