Edgar Degas Etude de danseuse, bras levé

To be Sold on Behalf of the State of the Netherlands
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Etude de danseuse, bras levé

stamped Degas (lower left); inscribed Bon port, la tête un peu tournée sur la gauche and dated ca. 1885 (upper right)
charcoal and white chalk on paper
30,5 x 24 cm; 12 x 9½ in.
Executed circa 1885.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau.
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Vente pour le compte de l'Etat néerlandais
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Etude de danseuse, bras levé

porte le cachet Degas (en bas à gauche); inscrit Bon port, la tête un peu tournée sur la gauche et daté ca. 1885 (en haut à droite)
fusain et rehauts de craie blanche sur papier
30,5 x 24 cm; 12 x 9½ in.
Exécuté vers 1885.

L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par la Galerie Brame & Lorenceau.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down and affixed to the mount in two points to the upper left and right corners with acid free tape. The four edges are deckled. There are two pinholes at the upper left and upper right corners. There are remains of old kraft paper along all four edges on the verso, probably due to a previous mounting. The sheet is light stained. There is some light foxing associated with light oxidation in areas. The paper bears the watermark Michallet. This work is in overall good condition.

Provenance:
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, Atelier Edgar Degas, 2ème vente, 11-13 December 1918, lot 223

René de Gas, France (acquired at the above sale)

Maurice de Gas, France (by descent from the above)

Sœurs Quito, France (by descent from the above)

Brame & Lorenceau, Paris (acquired from the above in 1894)

Takashi Terada, Tokyo (acquired from the above in 1989)

Kunsthandel Frans Jacobs, Amsterdam

Acquired from the above by the former owner on 8 July 1998