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L'Avenue du Bois: P.9-1978

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Titles

L'Avenue du Bois
Translated as: Avenue with Trees

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Degas, Edgar

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Notes

History note: Vente Degas (Estampes), 22-23 November 1918, No. 294; bought from that sale by Gustave Pellet; Maurice Exteens; Paul Brame; Lefèvre Gallery, purchased from them by A.S.F. Gow in 1958, £350

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Through the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1978-03) by Gow, A. S. F.

Dating

1880s
Production date: circa AD 1880

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of India paper
Image Height 118 mm Width 161 mm
Sheet Height 172 mm Width 205 mm

Techniques used in production

Monotype

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.9-1978
Primary reference Number: 1591
Adhémar/Cachin: 53
Janis: 260

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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