Dancer (Préparation en dedans)

Object Description

Charcoal on paper
Paper: 13.25 x 9.0 inches. Inscribed and stamped

Object History

The Atelier Degas, Paris, with the atelier stamp (Lugt 657) stamped on the verso;
The third Vente Degas, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 7-9 April 1919, part of lot 102, sold with three other drawings for 1,450 francs;
Paul Cassirer, Berlin;
Acquired by a private collector in the 1920s
Thence by descent to a private collection, Germany;
Private Collection, United Kingdom

Exhibited:
Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, Degas: Master of French Art, 2008-2009, no.59.
London, Royal Academy of Art Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement. 17 September – 11 December 2011.

Object Literature

Jane Kinsman. Degas: The Uncontested Master. Exhibition catalogue, Canberra, 2008-2009, pp 132 and 138, Cat. No. 59;
Richard Kendall and Jill Devonyar. Degas and the Ballet: Picturing movement. Exhibition catalogue, London 2011. p 139, Cat. No. 54

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