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Edgar Degas

Ballet Dancers, c. 1877

Not on View

Medium

pastel and gouache over monotype

Dimensions

Overall: 29.7 x 26.9 cm (11 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

framed: 46.6 x 43.5 x 6.3 cm (18 3/8 x 17 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Catalogue Raisonné

Lemoisne 1946, no. 481

Accession Number

1970.17.27

Artists / Makers

Edgar Degas (artist) French, 1834 - 1917

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Inscription

lower left: Degas; lower right in graphite: Degas

Provenance

(Arnold & Tripp, Paris), 1881; Heber R. Bishop, New York; (sale, New York, American Art Association, 10 January, 1906, no. 13); purchased by (Durand-Ruel, New York); sold 20 February 1906 to (Durand-Ruel, Paris); sold 1908 to M. Rosenberg, Paris;[1] (César de Hauke, New York); Capt. Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, by 1952; sold 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce, New York; gift 1970 to NGA.

[1] Provenance given in a letter dated 20 December 1977 from Charles Durand-Ruel, citing DR Paris stock number 8101 and DR New York stock number 3075.

Associated Names

Arnold & Tripp
Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Durand-Ruel et Cie
Hauke, César Mange de
Molyneux, Edward H., Captain

Exhibition History

1924: Degas. Galerie Georges Petit, Paris 1924, no. 127.

1948: Danse et divertissements. Charpentier, 1948-1949.

1952: French Paintings from the Molyneux Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1952, unnumbered checklist.

1960: Degas. Wildenstein and Co., New York, 1960, no. 27.

1961: French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century from the Collection of Mrs. Mellon Bruce, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1961, no. 17, repro

1966: French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 52, repro.

1978: Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1978, no. 28.

1982: Manet and Modern Paris. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1982-1983, no. 37.

1984: Degas: The Dancers, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1984-1985, no. 9, repro.

2019: Degas at the Opera, Musée d'Orsay, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019-2020, no. 176, repro. (shown only in Washington)

2019: The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1924: Degas Exh. cat. Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1924, no. 127.

1946: Lemoisne, Paul André. Degas et son oeuvre. 4 vols. Paris: Arts et metiers graphiques, 1946-1949. Vols. 2 and 3, 1946. Reprinted in 5 vols., New York and London, 1984.

1960: Degas Exh. cat. Wildenstein and Co., New York, 1960, no. 27.

1961: French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century from the Collection of Mrs. Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1961, no. 17.

1966: French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966: repro. no. 52.

1970: Russoli, F. and F. Minervino. L'Opera complete di Degas. Milan, 1970: 110, no. 531 (repr.).

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 100, repro.

1975: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1975: 483, no. 717, color repr.

1978: Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 28, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).

1982: Reff, Theodore. Manet and Modern Paris. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1982-1983, no. 37.

1984: Lemoisne, Paul-André. Degas et son Oeuvre. 5 vols. New York, 1984: 2:266-267, no. 481.

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 478, no. 706, color repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 122, repro.

2019: Schulman, Michael.Edgar Degas, Digital Critical Catalogue. MS-471.