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

Madame Dietz-Monnin
1879

Pagans and Degas
c. 1895

Portrait of a Young Woman
c. 1858-59

Male Nude
1856

The Dance Foyer of the Opera at rue Le Peletier
1872