Beschreibung:

EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)
Cavalier
stamped with signature 'Degas' (Lugt 658; lower left)
charcoal over charcoal counterproof on paper
13 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (34.3 x 22.3 cm.)
Provenance
Estate of the artist; Fourth sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 4 July 1919, lot 380a.
Gaston Migeon, Paris (acquired at the above sale).
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., New York, 15 May 1963, lot 11.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.
Private collection, Los Angeles; sale, Christie's, New York, 8 November 1995, lot 127.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Special notice
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