Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Danseuse au repos, les mains sur les reins, jambe droite en avant

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Danseuse au repos, les mains sur les reins, jambe droite en avant
stamped with signature and foundry mark ‘Degas A.A. HÉBRARD CIRE PERDUE’ (Lugt 658; on the top of the base); numbered '63/C' (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 17 ½ in. (44.4 cm.)
Original wax version executed in 1885-1890; this bronze version cast at a later date in an edition numbered A to T, plus two casts reserved for the Degas heirs and the founder Hébrard, marked HER.D and HER respectively

Pre-Lot Text
Property from the Collection of Herbert and Adele Klapper