Durand-Ruel, New York
Ferargil Galleries, New York (acquired in 1925)
Goodman Gallery (acquired in 1967)
Galerie Motte, Geneva (acquired in 1969)
Jeffrey Loria, New York (acquired in 1969)
Suzanne Adler, London (acquired circa 1970)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exposition des Sculptures de Degas (exhibition catalogue), Galerie A.A. Hébrard, Paris, 1921, no. 66, another cast listed
John Rewald, Degas: Works in Sculpture, New York, 1944, no. LXIV, illustration of another cast p.166; illustration of the wax model p. 167
Sarah Campbell, 'Degas: The Sculptures: A Catalogue Raisonné', in Apollo, London, August 1995, no. 53 (fig. 51), illustration of another cast p. 36
Joseph Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures: Catalogue raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 53, illustration 🔴of another cast p. 224-5

Attractive brown patina. There is some surface dirt, most notably in the crevices, and two minor white paint flecks. This work is in very good condition.
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