Edgar Degas

Woman ironing



Edgar Degas - Woman ironing



Edgar Degas
Woman ironing
1882
81.3 x 66 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon


Literature


Collection catalogues
Diane Kelder, French impressionists, from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., New York, 1980, pp. 72-73
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 711

Literature
Bernhard Echte, Walter Feilchenfeldt, Kunstsalon Bruno & Paul Cassirer, 2011, p. 45


Provenance


Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914), Paris
James F. Sutton (died 1915)
his sale, American Art Association, New York, 25 April 1895, nr. 164
purchased by Georges Durand-Ruel (1866-1931), Paris, apparently for his private collection
widow, Mme. Georges Durand-Ruel, née Margaret Tierney, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
to her niece, Mme. Jacques Lefébure, Paris
with Wildenstein and Co., New York
sold 1972 to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville
gift 1972 to NGA

External links


National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1972.74.1

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Edgar Degas Jockeys
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