Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Lot 109

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Danseuse vue de face

Closed2 November 2011

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Danseuse vue de face
stamped with signature 'Degas' (Lugt 658; lower left)
charcoal and pastel on paper
12 5/8 x 9¾ in. (32.1 x 24.8 cm.)
Executed in 1880-1885

Estate of the artist; Third sale, Galeries George Petit, Paris, 7-9 April 1919, lot 126-2.
Galerie Max G. Bollag, Zurich (by 1947).
Dr. Georg and Josi Guggenheim (acquired from the above, until 2005).
Acquired by the present owner, 2005.

Specialist note

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