Edgar Degas

Four dancers



Edgar Degas - Four dancers



Edgar Degas
Four dancers
c. 1895-1900
151.1 x 180.2 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right with atelier stamp: Degas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.


Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son oeuvre, Paris,, 1946-48, nr 1267

Collection catalogues
Diane Kelder, French impressionists, from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., New York, 1980, pp. 70-71
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 702


Provenance

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1830-1917), Paris, France
Degas sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 6 May 1918, nr. 10
purchased by Trotti et Cie., Paris
Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhagen
with Galerie Barbazanges, Paris
with Durand-Ruel, Paris
sold November 1931 to Chester Dale (1882-1962), New York
bequest 1963 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1963.10.122

Other works by Edgar Degas


Edgar Degas Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet
Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet
1867-68

Edgar Degas The Gentlemen's Race: Before the Start
The Gentlemen's Race: Before the Start
1862, reworked c. 1882 finished by 1883

Edgar Degas Hacking to the Track
Hacking to the Track
c. 1892

Edgar Degas Wheatfield and green hill
Wheatfield and green hill
1892

Edgar Degas Promenade beside the Sea
Promenade beside the Sea
c. 1860