Live Auction 15978Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Lot 166 Property from a Private California Collection

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Etude d'homme nu, vu de dos

Closed12 November 2018

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Etude d'homme nu, vu de dos
inscribed 'Rome' (center right); bears signature
pencil on paper
15 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (39.1 x 27.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1857-1858

(possibly) René Degas, Paris (brother of the artist).
M. Knoedler et Cie., Paris.
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago.
Dayton's Gallery 12, Minneapolis.
Private collection, New York; sale, Christie's, New York, 16 May 1985, lot 112.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

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