Edgar Degas

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Edgar Degas
Edgar DEGAS (1834 - 1917) - La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans - Bronze with shaded brown patina and accessories (ribbon and fabric skirt) - Foundry stamp Valsuani. Stamp of the letter R on the inside of the dancer's left foot. Stamp of the signature "Degas" on the wooden base. Height : 99 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris - Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peyrel, Brussels - Private collection, Paris Exhibitions: Athens, Heraklion Museum, 2010 - Tel Aviv, Museum of Modern Art, 2010 - Museum of Valencia in Spain, 2010 - Presented at the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg in a symposium devoted to posthumous bronzes, 2012 - A certificate from the Edgar Degas Committee dated July 28, 2020 will be given to the purchaser. The letter "R" of the 1998 edition is attested by the Degas Committee, recognizing this bronze as authentic and authorized by the Degas Estate. This bronze was made from a plaster cast from the original wax casting executed by Degas. History: The Little Dancer of fourteen years old (also entitled Great Dressed Dancer) is a sculpture by Edgar Degas made in wax between 1875 and 1880. The model identified is a young dancer named Marie van Goethem who was fourteen years old at the time. The original sculpture, whose body is made of coloured wax imitating the texture of human skin, was dressed with real fabric accessories and a wig made of hair by Mme Cusset, a wig maker, and was presented in a glass cage in 1881. The bronze print retains as real accessories only the hair ribbon and skirt, the rest being covered with various coloured patinas that differentiate the body from the clothing.
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