EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917) Danseuse en maillot ()

EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)
Danseuse en maillot
stamped with the artist's signature 'Degas' (lower left)
counterproof in charcoal on paper
47 x 31cm (18 1/2 x 12 3/16in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
The artist's studio; his fourth sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 2 - 4 July 1919, lot 368.
William Weston Gallery, London.
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 11 December 1991, lot 431.
Private collection, UK (acquired at the above sale).
Private collection, UK (by descent from the above).

Exhibited
Liverpool, Tate Gallery, Degas Images of Women, 21 September - 31 December 1989, no. 43 (titled 'Standing Woman, Washing Herself').
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Condition
The sheet is hinged at two points along the upper edge. The edges are slightly uneven.There are historically repaired tears and patches along all four outer edges and historic mount rubbing. A small tear (approx. 0.5cm) to the right lower edge, another (approx. 0.2cm) to the lower right edge, and another tiny one (0.1cm) to the upper left edge. A discreet incision to the upper right edge. There is a discreet patch to the upper left. There are spots of foxing and staining to the sheet. A few tiny dents to the paper in places, likely due to the counterproof process, only visible upon close inspection. The pigments have faded slightly and the sheet has darkened within a historic mount.