
Artwork overview
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Medium
oiled black chalk on cream laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 46.7 x 33 cm (18 3/8 x 13 in.)
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Accession Number
1999.79.8
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Catalogue Raisonné
Lemoisne 1946, undescribed
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Atelier Degas, Paris, until 1919 (Lugt 657) (4th atelier sale, 7-9 April 1919, no. 199). Mme. Astruc, Paris. (Seiferheld and Co., New York); Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, until 1999; gift to NGA, 1999.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1999
An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000, no cat.
2006
Degas: o universo de um artista [Degas: The Universe of an Artist], Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, 2006, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
2016
In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.
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.
2019
Schulman, Michael.Edgar Degas, Digital Critical Catalogue. MS-1501.
Watermarks
ED & Cie
Wikidata ID
Q64556394