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Danseuses aux jupes violettes, bras levés: PD.2-1979

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Danseuses aux jupes violettes, bras levés
Translated as: Female Dancers in Violet Skirts, their Arms Raised

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Degas, Edgar

Entities

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Notes

History note: Durand-Ruel, Frank Thomson, Ann Thomson, Anne Jenyns, R. Soames, Jenyns, Roger G. Jenyns

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of estate duty.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1979) by H.M. Treasury

Dating

1890s
Circa 1895 - 1898

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Gouache
Black chalk
Charcoal
Pastels (crayons)

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper ( two sheets joined, laid down on paper drummed on to thick millboard -)
Millboard Depth 33 mm Height 922 mm Width 530 mm
Frame (old) Depth 60 mm Height 122.5 mm Width 82.7 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pastels and black chalk, perhaps with gouache in an essence medium over charcoal on tracing paper, laid down on paper drummed on to a thick millboard backing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: degas
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-1979
Primary reference Number: 6298

Audit data

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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