Dancer Seen from Behind and Three Studies of Feet

c. 1878

Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Atelier Degas, Vente 2:190; Durand-Ruel, Paris; Myron Hofer [1893-1963], Washington; gift to NGA, 1945.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1947

  • 19th Century French Drawings, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, 1947, no. 92, repro.

1984

  • Degas: The Dancers, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1984-1985, no. 29, repro.

2012

  • Impressionism: Pastels, Watercolors, Drawings. Albertina, Vienna, 2012 (not in catalogue).

2014

  • Degas's Little Dancer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014-2015, brochure, fig. 5.

2019

  • Degas at the Opera, Musée d'Orsay, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019-2020, no. 164, repro.

Bibliography

1946

  • Lemoisne, Paul André. Degas et son oeuvre. 4 vols. Paris: Arts et metiers graphiques, 1946-1949. Vols. 2 and 3, 1946. Reprinted in 5 vols., New York and London, 1984.

1949

  • Browse, Lillian. Degas Dancers. London, 1949, 368, p. 90.

1984

  • Lemoisne, Paul-André. Degas et son Oeuvre. 5 vols. New York, 1984: 2: 532-533, no. 912.

  • Shackelford, George. Degas: The Dancers. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1984: no. 29, repro.

1994

  • Dumas, Ann. "'Dancer Seen from Behind' by Edgar Degas: A Classical Drawing by a Master of Modernity." Porticus: Journal of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester XVII-XIX (1994-1996): 23-24, repro. 22.

Inscriptions

lower left signature stamp in red (Lugt 658); lower center verso Degas atelier stamp in red (Lugt 657); in later hand, across center verso: 1266 / p[?] 888

Wikidata ID

Q64556337


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