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Danseuse, position de quatrième devant, sur la jambe gauche, deuxième étude: M.1-1966

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Danseuse, position de quatrième devant, sur la jambe gauche, deuxième étude
Translated as: Dancer, fourth position in front, on the left leg, second study
(Dancer, fourth position in front, on the left leg, second study)

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Degas, Edgar
Founder: Hébrard, Adrien-A.

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Description

Dancer. Bronze, cast

Notes

History note: Halvorsen, London; Guy John Fenton Knowles; Lady Vera Murray.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by G.J.F. Knowles

Place(s) associated

  • Paris ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1959) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Dating

20th Century, Early
Circa 1919 CE - 1921 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Plinth Height 37 cm Width 36 cm
Figure Height 58.3 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Degas
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 58/D
  • Type: Cast number
  • Text: ADD
  • Type: Foundry mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1966
Primary reference Number: 13652
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1966
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 February 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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