Edgar Degas, Danseuse au repos, les mains sur les reins, la jambe droite en avant

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Danseuse au repos, les mains sur les reins, la jambe droite en avant

Stamped Degas and with the foundry mark A.A. Hébrard Cire Perdue and numbered 41/HER
Bronze
Height: 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm)
Conceived circa 1890 and cast in bronze after 1919 in an edition of 20 numbered A to T plus 2 casts reserved for the Degas heirs marked HER.D and HER by the A.A. Hébrard Foundry, Paris.

Condition Report:
Dark brown patina. There is some surface dust and accretions in crevices. Some of the crevices contain evidence of verdigris. There is some extremely minor patina rubbing to the extremities, such as the figure's proper left elbow. The work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Hébrard Collection, Paris
Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris
Private Collection, Europe (acquired in the 1970s and sold: Christie's, London, June 20, 2012, lot 30)
Acquired at the above sale