Edgar Degas
Russian Dancers

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Artist Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)French, 1834–1917

CultureFrench

Titles

Russian Dancers

Datec. 1899

PlaceParis, France

MediumPastel on tracing paper mounted on cardboard

DimensionsSheet: 24 1/2 × 24 3/4 in. (62.2 × 62.9 cm)
Frame: 2 7/16 × 32 1/2 × 33 1/4 in. (6.2 × 82.6 × 84.5 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck

Object number98.278

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

223 Beck Galleries

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

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Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

Provenance[Ambroise Vollard, Paris]; Mary S. Higgins, Worcester, Massachusetts; [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, "Impressionists and Modern Paintings and Drawings," March 10, 1971, lot 15]; Mr. and Mr.s. John A. Beck, Houston, 1971; gift to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"Degas," Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, 1937.

Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, 1946.

"The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck: Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974.

"Degas," National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed lower left: "Degas"

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