Edgar Degas

Madame René de Gas



Edgar Degas - Madame René de Gas



Edgar Degas
Madame René de Gas
1872-73
72.7 x 92 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Chester Dale Collection


Literature

Collection catalogues
Diane Kelder, French impressionists, from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., New York, 1980, pp. 66-67
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 695


Provenance

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the artist, Paris
Degas atelier sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 6-8 May 1918, nr. 97
purchased by Jacques Seligmann (1858-1923), Paris, for his private collection
Seligmann sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 27 January 1921, nr. 51
purchased by M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York, and Paris
sold 1921 to Henry D. Hughes, Philadelphia
on consignment with Marie Sterner Galleries
sold 10 November 1928 to Chester Dale (1882-1962), New York
bequest 1963 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1963.10.124

Other works by Edgar Degas


Edgar Degas The Old Italian Woman
The Old Italian Woman
1857

Edgar Degas Woman ironing
Woman ironing
1882

Edgar Degas The Dance Foyer of the Opera at rue Le Peletier
The Dance Foyer of the Opera at rue Le Peletier
1872

Edgar Degas Girl in red
Girl in red
c. 1866

Edgar Degas Mademoiselle Malo
Mademoiselle Malo
1877