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Edgar Degas
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Femme se coiffant
- Inscribed with the signature Degas, numbered Her. D. 50 and stamped with the foundry mark A.A. Hébrard Cire Perdue
- Bronze
- Height: 18 1/2 in.
- 47 cm
Provenance
Otto Lucien Spaeth, New York
Acquired from the above in 1957
Acquired from the above in 1957
Literature
Exposition des sculptures de Degas (exhibition catalogue), Galerie A.A. Hébrard, Paris, 1921, no. 50
John Rewald, Degas, Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue, New York, 1944, no. 50, illustrations of other casts pp. 111-12
Leonard von Matt & John Rewald, L'Oeuvre sculpté de Degas, Zürich, 1957, illustration of another cast pl. 75
Charles W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, no. 107, illustration of another cast
Degas, Scultore (exhibition catalogue), Palazzo Strozzi, Florence & Palazzo Forti, Verona, 1986, no. 50, illustrations of another cast pp. 147 & 199
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, illustration of another cast p. 139
Anne Pingeot, Degas, Sculptures, Paris, 1991, no. 62, illustrations of other casts pp. 106-07 & 182-83
Sara Campbell, "A Catalogue of Degas' Bronzes," Apollo, vol. CXLII, no. 402, August, 1995, illustration of another cast p. 35
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 50, illustrations of other casts pp. 218-19
Sara Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelly Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth-Century Art, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, illustrations of another cast pp. 63-64 & 426-29
John Rewald, Degas, Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue, New York, 1944, no. 50, illustrations of other casts pp. 111-12
Leonard von Matt & John Rewald, L'Oeuvre sculpté de Degas, Zürich, 1957, illustration of another cast pl. 75
Charles W. Millard, The Sculpture of Edgar Degas, Princeton, 1976, no. 107, illustration of another cast
Degas, Scultore (exhibition catalogue), Palazzo Strozzi, Florence & Palazzo Forti, Verona, 1986, no. 50, illustrations of another cast pp. 147 & 199
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, illustration of another cast p. 139
Anne Pingeot, Degas, Sculptures, Paris, 1991, no. 62, illustrations of other casts pp. 106-07 & 182-83
Sara Campbell, "A Catalogue of Degas' Bronzes," Apollo, vol. CXLII, no. 402, August, 1995, illustration of another cast p. 35
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 50, illustrations of other casts pp. 218-19
Sara Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelly Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, Nineteenth-Century Art, vol. II, Pasadena, 2009, illustrations of another cast pp. 63-64 & 426-29
Condition
Work is in excellent condition. Attractive greenish brown patina. Some minor surface dirt in deeper crevices. Surface is very well preserved overall.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.