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Edgar Degas
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Edgar Degas
- Femme se lavant la jambe gauche (deuxième étude)
- Inscribed Degas, numbered 61/F and stamped with the foundry mark Cire Perdue A.A. Hébrard
- bronze
- height: 20cm., 7⅞in.
Provenance
Galerie A.A. Hébrard, Paris
Walter Halvorsen, London (acquired from the above in 1926)
Catherine J. Tudor-Hart, London (sale: Sotheby's, London, 28th March 1973, lot 11)
Private Collection, Japan (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 4th May 2011, lot 158)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Walter Halvorsen, London (acquired from the above in 1926)
Catherine J. Tudor-Hart, London (sale: Sotheby's, London, 28th March 1973, lot 11)
Private Collection, Japan (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 4th May 2011, lot 158)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie A.A Hébrard, Expositions des sculptures de Degas, 1926, no. 61
Literature
John Rewald, Degas Sculpture, The Complete Works, New York, 1956, no. 68, illustration of another cast n.p.
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, no. LXVIII, illustration of the wax version p. 174 & illustration of another cast p. 175
Anne Pingeot, Degas, Sculptures, Paris, 1991, no. 64, illustration of another cast n.p.
Sarah Campbell, Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue raisonné, in Apollo, vol. CXLII, 1995, no. 61, illustration of another cast p. 41
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot (eds.), Degas Sculptures, Catalogue raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 61, illustration of another cast pp. 240-41
Sarah Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, London, 2009, vol. II, no. 89, illustration of another cast p. 443
John Rewald, Degas's Complete Sculpture, Catalogue raisonné, San Francisco, 1990, no. LXVIII, illustration of the wax version p. 174 & illustration of another cast p. 175
Anne Pingeot, Degas, Sculptures, Paris, 1991, no. 64, illustration of another cast n.p.
Sarah Campbell, Degas, The Sculptures, A Catalogue raisonné, in Apollo, vol. CXLII, 1995, no. 61, illustration of another cast p. 41
Joseph S. Czestochowski & Anne Pingeot (eds.), Degas Sculptures, Catalogue raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002, no. 61, illustration of another cast pp. 240-41
Sarah Campbell, Richard Kendall, Daphne Barbour & Shelley Sturman, Degas in the Norton Simon Museum, London, 2009, vol. II, no. 89, illustration of another cast p. 443
Condition
Attractive reddish brown patina with green highlights. With the exception of some surface dirt in some of the deeper crevices, consistent with age and handling, this work is in excellent condition.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."