Live Auction 9160Impressionist and 19th Century Art (Day sale)
Lot 121

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Tte d'homme

Closed13 May 1999

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USD 145,500

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Degas, E.
Tte d'homme
stamped with signature 'Degas' (Lugt 658; lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
12 x 9 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1864

The artist's studio; third sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 8 April 1919, lot 16 (illustrated).
Pearson, Paris; sale, Paul Cassier, Berlin, 18 October 1927, lot 29 (illustrated, pl. XXIII).
Joseph Hessel, Paris.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 16 May 1990, lot 324.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.