Lot Essay
This sheet, which overall measures 11 x 9 in. (30 x 23 cm.), was folded in half, so that the images appear as recto and verso when framed.
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Deux ttes de femme (Two Studies of a Woman's Head; recto and verso)
Details
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Deux ttes de femme (Two Studies of a Woman's Head; recto and verso)
stamped with signature 'Degas' (Lugt 658; lower left); inscribed 'la main dans l'ombre' (center right)
pencil on folded paper mounted at the edges on paper
9 x 6 in. (23.5 x 17.2 cm.) recto; 9 x 5.1/8 in. (23.5 x 13.1 cm.) verso
Deux ttes de femme (Two Studies of a Woman's Head; recto and verso)
stamped with signature 'Degas' (Lugt 658; lower left); inscribed 'la main dans l'ombre' (center right)
pencil on folded paper mounted at the edges on paper
9 x 6 in. (23.5 x 17.2 cm.) recto; 9 x 5.1/8 in. (23.5 x 13.1 cm.) verso
Provenance
Studio of the artist; Fourth sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 2-4 July 1919, lot 73a (illustrated, p. 69) A. Vallotton, Paris
Josephine Boardman Crane (acquired from the above in 1937; by descent to the late owner)
Josephine Boardman Crane (acquired from the above in 1937; by descent to the late owner)
Sale room notice
Lots 129-132 are exempt from New York sales tax.