Sale 12610
Paris
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31 March 2016
Price realised
EUR 121,500
Estimate
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Danseuse attachant son chausson avec le cachet 'Degas' (en bas à gauche; Lugt 658); avec le cachet 'ATELIER ED. DEGAS' (au revers; Lugt 657) encre, lavis d'encre et gouache sur carton fin glacé 32.5 x 21.4 cm. stamped 'Degas' (lower left; Lugt 658); stamped 'ATELIER ED. DEGAS' (on the reverse; Lugt 657) ink, ink wash and gouache on thin glossy board 12 ¾ x 8 ½ in.
Provenance
Atelier de l’artiste; IVe vente, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 2-3-4 juillet 1919, lot 261-a. Collection particulière, France. Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel.
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