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Arabesque ouverte sur la jambe droite, le bras gauche en avant
Translated as: Arabesque over the right leg, left arm in front
(Arabesque over the right leg, left arm in front)
Sculptor:
Degas, Edgar
(Model)
Foundry:
Hébrard, Adrien-A.
(Bronze)
Founder:
Palazzolo, Albino
(Probably)
Bronze. The nude dancer stands in arabesque over the right leg, left arm in front. Her supporting foot is within a raised circle in the middle of a square base bearing the artist's signature and caster's mark and number.
History note: Collection of John McDonnell; purchased by the donor from Roland, Browse & Delbanco, 19 Cork St., London, W.1 in 1949.
Zoe Hadwin Bequest
Diameter: 10.3 cm
Height: 20.6 cm
Length: 25.5 cm
Weight: 930 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1982-10-11) by Pleister, E. M. Julia, Miss
20th Century, first half#
Circa
1919
CE
-
1937
CE
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast
Inscription present: framed within a square
Accession number: M.36-1982
Primary reference Number: 13741
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_36_1982
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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