Live Auction 7953Impressionist/ModernWorks on Paper
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Lot 231 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED SWISS COLLECTION

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Femme nue se coiffant

Closed10 February 2011

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GBP 145,250

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Femme nue se coiffant
signed 'Degas' (lower left)
pastel and charcoal on tan paper laid down on board
14¼ x 22 in. (36.2 x 56 cm.)
Executed circa 1890-1895

Lucien Henraux, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner; sale, Christie's, New York, 9 May 2000, lot 321.
Anonymous sale, Germann, Zurich, 21 November 2000, lot 13.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Professor Theodore Reff has stated that in his opinion this work is by Edgar Degas.