Lot Essay
In a letter of 30 March 2009, Professor Theodore Reff has stated his opinion that this drawing is by Edgar Degas.
Property from an Estate
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Portrait de René Degas
Details
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Portrait de René Degas
signed, inscribed and dated 'Degas mon frère René 1855' (lower right)
pencil with white heightening on buff paper
12¼ x 9½ in. (31.1 x 24.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1855
Portrait de René Degas
signed, inscribed and dated 'Degas mon frère René 1855' (lower right)
pencil with white heightening on buff paper
12¼ x 9½ in. (31.1 x 24.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1855
Provenance
Anon. sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 24 November 1964, lot 32.
Hector Brame, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the family of the late owner.
Hector Brame, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the family of the late owner.
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