Edgar Degas Après le bain, femme s’essuyant
An Impressionist Discovery: Property from a Private Collection
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Après le bain, femme s’essuyant
stamped Degas (lower left)
charcoal on tracing paper mounted on card
20 ¼ by 20 ¾ in.
51.4 by 52.7 cm.
Executed circa 1900.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau, and it is included in the archives of the artist.
Condition Report:
Executed on tracing paper mounted on card. Media staining in the lower left quadrant. Foxing scattered throughout the composition. Nicks and pinholes along the perimeter. The media has traveled in the upper center register. The sheet is unevenly toned. The work is in overall good condition.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 3e Vente Degas, 7-9 April 1919, lot 270 (consigned by the above)
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Europe
Sotheby & Co., London, 4 December 1968, lot 22 (consigned by the above)
The Lefevre Gallery, London (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above in 1970 by the present owner
Bid on this lot
An Impressionist Discovery: Property from a Private Collection
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Après le bain, femme s’essuyant
stamped Degas (lower left)
charcoal on tracing paper mounted on card
20 ¼ by 20 ¾ in.
51.4 by 52.7 cm.
Executed circa 1900.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau, and it is included in the archives of the artist.
Condition Report:
Executed on tracing paper mounted on card. Media staining in the lower left quadrant. Foxing scattered throughout the composition. Nicks and pinholes along the perimeter. The media has traveled in the upper center register. The sheet is unevenly toned. The work is in overall good condition.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 3e Vente Degas, 7-9 April 1919, lot 270 (consigned by the above)
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Europe
Sotheby & Co., London, 4 December 1968, lot 22 (consigned by the above)
The Lefevre Gallery, London (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above in 1970 by the present owner
