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Lot 282
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Étude d'après Luca della Robbia, "Cantoria"
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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Étude d'après Luca della Robbia, "Cantoria"
huile sur papier marouflé sur toile
21 x 23 cm.
Peint vers 1856
oil on paper laid down on canvas
8 ¼ x 9 in.
Painted circa 1856
Étude d'après Luca della Robbia, "Cantoria"
huile sur papier marouflé sur toile
21 x 23 cm.
Peint vers 1856
oil on paper laid down on canvas
8 ¼ x 9 in.
Painted circa 1856
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Étude d'après Luca della Robbia, "Cantoria"
huile sur papier marouflé sur toile
21 x 23 cm.
Peint vers 1856
oil on paper laid down on canvas
8 ¼ x 9 in.
Painted circa 1856
Étude d'après Luca della Robbia, "Cantoria"
huile sur papier marouflé sur toile
21 x 23 cm.
Peint vers 1856
oil on paper laid down on canvas
8 ¼ x 9 in.
Painted circa 1856
Jeanne Fèvre, Nice; vente, Me Bellier, Paris, 12 juin 1934, lot 143.
Collection particulière, Paris.
Collection particulière, Paris (par succession).
Collection particulière, Paris.
Collection particulière, Paris (par succession).
T. Reff, 'New Light on Degas's Copies' in Burlington Magazine, Londres, 1964, CVI, p. 258.
P. Brame et T. Reff, Degas et son œuvre, A Supplement, New York et Londres, 1984, p. 2, no. 2 (illustré, p. 3).
P. Brame et T. Reff, Degas et son œuvre, A Supplement, New York et Londres, 1984, p. 2, no. 2 (illustré, p. 3).
À l’instar de tous les autres artistes élèves à l’École des Beaux-Arts, Edgar Degas copia les maîtres anciens, en témoigne la présente étude d’après un joueur de tambourin de l’un des bas-reliefs La Cantoria de Luca Della Robbia (mort en 1482), conservé au Museo del Duomo de Florence. En 1856, alors fasciné par les maîtres florentins, l’artiste travailla à partir d’un plâtre pour cette composer ce tableau dans lequel il parvient à se mesurer aux maîtres anciens, par la délicatesse du modelé, tout en montrant sa virtuosité dans l’art de la nature morte. La présente œuvre a appartenu à Jeanne Fèvre, nièce de l’artiste.
Like all the other student artists at the School of Fine Arts, Edgar Degas copied the old masters. One such example is this study of a tambourine player in a La Cantoria bas-relief by Luca Della Robbia (died in 1482), housed in Florence’s Museo del Duomo. In 1856, at a time when he was fascinated by the Florentine masters, the artist worked from a plaster to compose this painting. Here, he manages to rival the old masters through the delicate nature of his forms while also showing his expertise in still life. This work belonged to Jeanne Fèvre, the artist’s niece.
Like all the other student artists at the School of Fine Arts, Edgar Degas copied the old masters. One such example is this study of a tambourine player in a La Cantoria bas-relief by Luca Della Robbia (died in 1482), housed in Florence’s Museo del Duomo. In 1856, at a time when he was fascinated by the Florentine masters, the artist worked from a plaster to compose this painting. Here, he manages to rival the old masters through the delicate nature of his forms while also showing his expertise in still life. This work belonged to Jeanne Fèvre, the artist’s niece.