Edgar Degas
Violinist, Study for "The Dance Lesson"
c. 1878-7939.1 x 29.8 cm
Pastel and charcoal on green wove paper; squared for transfer in charcoal; letterpress printing on verso
Stamped in red ink, lower left: mark of the Degas estate sale (Lugt 658); stamped in red ink on the verso, lower right, with the mark of the Degas atelier (Lugt 657); stamped in brown ink, lower center, with the mark of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rogers Fund, 1918
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Study for:
Edgar Degas
The Dance Lesson
c. 1879
The Dance Lesson
c. 1879
Provenance
From the Atelier Degas, sold at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 2eme vente Degas, Paris, Dec. 11-13, 1918, no. 171, to MMA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1918
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