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Scène de ballet: Loan 3704.1

Object information

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Titles

Scène de ballet
Translated as: Ballet Scene

Maker(s)

Degas, Edgar

Entities

Categories

Description

Scène de ballet by Edgar Degas, c.1878-1893, oil on canvas

Notes

History note: Degas’ second studio sale, 1918, lot 38; Jules Strauss, Paris; Strauss sale, Galerie Georges Petit, 15 December 1932, no. 34; Mattei, Paris; Jean Hegnauer, Lausanne; F. Nathan, Zurich; Mme Sonja Chavan, Lausanne, by 1949; Christie's, London, 30 November 1981, lot 13; Charles Tabachnik; Sotheby's, London, 24 June 1997, lot 4; private collection, Lausanne

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan

Dating

1878 - 1893

Identification numbers

Accession number: Loan 3704.1
Primary reference Number: 318120
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 19 June 2025 Updated: Tuesday 23 September 2025 Last processed: Tuesday 23 September 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: External
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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