Edgar Degas
Dancers backstage
c. 189024.2 x 18.8 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed upper right: Degas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Literature
Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 708
Provenance
Théodore Duret (1838-1927), Paris
his sale, Galerie George Petit, Paris, 19 March 1894, nr. 12
purchased by Durand-Ruel, Paris
transferred 27 February 1895 to to Durand-Ruel, New York
sold 31 December 1928 to Alex Reid & Lefèvre, Glasgow and London
possibly sold 1929 to D.W.T. Cargill (1872-1939)
with Carroll Carstairs Gallery, New York
sold 3 June 1948 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901-1969), New York
bequest 1970 to NGA
Other works by Edgar Degas
The Millinery Shop
1879/86
1879/86
Edmondo and Thérèse Morbilli
c. 1865
c. 1865
Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot)
1869
1869
Woman ironing
1882
1882
Madame Dietz-Monnin
1879
1879