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Degas, Edgar: French, 1834 - 1917

Dancer Seen from Behind and Three Studies of Feet
c. 1878: black chalk and pastel on blue-gray laid paper; overall: 45.6 x 59.8 cm (17 15/16 x 23 9/16 in.); Lemoisne 1946, no. 912; Gift of Myron A. Hofer in memory of his mother, Mrs. Charles Hofer; 1945.6.1; Not on View

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Inscription

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

Provenance

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

Exhibition History

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, fig. 5, brochure.

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.

1984: 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.