LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Pastel and charcoal on paper laid down on card

Measurements:

12.50 in. (31.75 cm.) (height) by 19.50 in. (49.53 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Stamped Degas (lower left)

Literature:

Lilian Browse, . Degas Dancers , London, 1949, no. 49a, illustrated p. 355 (titled. Plié à la seconde à la barre (deux danseurs) and dated . circa 1880). Paul-André Lemoisne, . Degas et son oeuvre , vol. III, New York & London, 1984, no. 758, illustrated p. 431

Provenance:

Estate of the artist (and sold: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, Atelier Edgar Degas, 1ère vente, May 6-8, 1918, lot 323). Monteux Collection, Paris. Galerie Brame & Lorenceau, Paris. Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above). Acquired after 1992