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Lot 344 |PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Danseuse se frottant le genou
Closed6 November 2013
Price Realised
USD 112,500
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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Danseuse se frottant le genou
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Degas 39/H A.A. HEBRARD CIRE PERDUE' (Lugt 658; on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 12 in. (31.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1882-1895; this bronze version cast in an edition numbered A to T plus two casts reserved for the Degas heirs and the founder Hébrard marked HER.D and HER respectively
Danseuse se frottant le genou
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Degas 39/H A.A. HEBRARD CIRE PERDUE' (Lugt 658; on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 12 in. (31.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1882-1895; this bronze version cast in an edition numbered A to T plus two casts reserved for the Degas heirs and the founder Hébrard marked HER.D and HER respectively
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Danseuse se frottant le genou
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Degas 39/H A.A. HEBRARD CIRE PERDUE' (Lugt 658; on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 12 in. (31.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1882-1895; this bronze version cast in an edition numbered A to T plus two casts reserved for the Degas heirs and the founder Hébrard marked HER.D and HER respectively
Danseuse se frottant le genou
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Degas 39/H A.A. HEBRARD CIRE PERDUE' (Lugt 658; on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 12 in. (31.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1882-1895; this bronze version cast in an edition numbered A to T plus two casts reserved for the Degas heirs and the founder Hébrard marked HER.D and HER respectively
Acquired by the family of the present owner, circa 1955.
J. Rewald, Degas, Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue, London, 1944, p. 25, no. XLVIII (another cast illustrated, pp. 106 and 107).
F. Russoli and F. Minervino, L'opera completa di Degas, Milan, 1970, p. 141, no. S27 (another cast illustrated, p. 142).
C.W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976 p. 150, no. 80 (other casts illustrated, pp. 76 and 80).
J. Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, p. 134, no. XLVIII (wax version illustrated, p. 134, another cast illustrated, p. 135).
A. Pingeot and F. Horvat, Degas Sculpture, Paris, 1991, p. 165, no. 27 (another cast illustrated, pp. 142-143 and 165).
S. Campbell, "Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné," Apollo, vol. CXLII, no. 402, August 1995, pp. 29-30, no. 39 (another cast illustrated, p. 29).
J.S. Czestochowski and A. Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, p. 197, no. 39 (wax version illustrated; another cast illustrated in color, p. 196).
S.G. Lindsay, D.S. Barbour and S.G. Sturman, Edgar Degas Sculpture, The Collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2010, pp. 168-173 (wax version illustrated in color, p. 169, no. 23; titled Dancer in the Role of Harlequin).
F. Russoli and F. Minervino, L'opera completa di Degas, Milan, 1970, p. 141, no. S27 (another cast illustrated, p. 142).
C.W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976 p. 150, no. 80 (other casts illustrated, pp. 76 and 80).
J. Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, p. 134, no. XLVIII (wax version illustrated, p. 134, another cast illustrated, p. 135).
A. Pingeot and F. Horvat, Degas Sculpture, Paris, 1991, p. 165, no. 27 (another cast illustrated, pp. 142-143 and 165).
S. Campbell, "Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue Raisonné," Apollo, vol. CXLII, no. 402, August 1995, pp. 29-30, no. 39 (another cast illustrated, p. 29).
J.S. Czestochowski and A. Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, p. 197, no. 39 (wax version illustrated; another cast illustrated in color, p. 196).
S.G. Lindsay, D.S. Barbour and S.G. Sturman, Edgar Degas Sculpture, The Collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2010, pp. 168-173 (wax version illustrated in color, p. 169, no. 23; titled Dancer in the Role of Harlequin).
Please note this lot will be offered during the Morning Session on 6 November, immediately following the Works on Paper Sale commencing at 10:00 am.