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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Lot 258

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Tête florentine (d'après un tableau ancien)

Closed2 November 2011

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Tête florentine (d'après un tableau ancien)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
16¼ x 13 in. (41.2 x 33 cm.)
Painted in Florence, circa 1858-1859

Henri Fevre (nephew of the artist); sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 22 June 1925, lot 70.
Pincus S. Brenner, New York (acquired at the above sale); sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 22 November 1944, lot 75.
Lawrence W. Fertig, New York (by 1986).
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1990.

Specialist note

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