Lot Essay
Professor Theodore Reff has stated that, in his opinion, this work is by the hand of Edgar Degas.
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Property from a Private California Collection
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Etude d'homme nu, vu de dos
Details
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Etude d'homme nu, vu de dos
inscribed 'Rome' (center right); bears signature
pencil on paper
15 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (39.1 x 27.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1857-1858
Etude d'homme nu, vu de dos
inscribed 'Rome' (center right); bears signature
pencil on paper
15 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (39.1 x 27.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1857-1858
Provenance
(possibly) René Degas, Paris (brother of the artist).
M. Knoedler et Cie., Paris.
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago.
Dayton's Gallery 12, Minneapolis.
Private collection, New York; sale, Christie's, New York, 16 May 1985, lot 112.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
M. Knoedler et Cie., Paris.
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago.
Dayton's Gallery 12, Minneapolis.
Private collection, New York; sale, Christie's, New York, 16 May 1985, lot 112.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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