Live Auction 2166Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Christie’s roundel
Lot 124 Property from the Estate of Joan S. Ben-Avi

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Trois danseuses

Closed7 May 2009

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USD 218,500

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Trois danseuses
bears signature and inscription
charcoal and pastel on buff paper laid down on board
31 3/8 x 22¼ in. (79.7 x 56.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1890

Nina Lebel, Paris.
Paul and Sophie Sampliner, New York (acquired from the above, June 1954).
By descent from the above to the late owner.

Specialist note

In a letter of 30 March 2009, Professor Theodore Reff has stated his opinion that the drawing itself is by Edgar Degas but the inscription is not.