Lot Essay
In a letter of 30 March 2009, Professor Theodore Reff has stated his opinion that the drawing itself is by Edgar Degas but the inscription is not.
Property from the Estate of Joan S. Ben-Avi
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Trois danseuses
Details
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Trois danseuses
bears signature and inscription
charcoal and pastel on buff paper laid down on board
31 3/8 x 22¼ in. (79.7 x 56.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1890
Trois danseuses
bears signature and inscription
charcoal and pastel on buff paper laid down on board
31 3/8 x 22¼ in. (79.7 x 56.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1890
Provenance
Nina Lebel, Paris.
Paul and Sophie Sampliner, New York (acquired from the above, June 1954).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Paul and Sophie Sampliner, New York (acquired from the above, June 1954).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
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