Object details
Accession number
3.1.o.96
Primary Creator
Edgar Degas
(Paris, 1834 - 1917, Paris)
Full title
Study for the Programme de la soirée artistique du 15 juin 1884 (Galerie Ponsin)
Creation Date
1884
Description
Stolen in 1990.
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 2-4 July 1919 for 660 francs for two drawings (3.1.o.97) through her agent Fernand Robert (Fourth sale, Atelier Edgar Degas, lot 258b).
Stolen in 1990.
Marks
Stamped in red ink (lower left): Degas
Dimensions
24.6 x 31.4 cm (9 11/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Black chalk on paper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Galerie Georges Petit. Catalogue des Tableaux, Pastels et Dessins par Edgar Degas et provenant de son atelier,... (Paris, 2-4 July 1919), p. 222, lot 258b.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 126.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 132-33.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 66.
Barbara Stern Shapiro. "A Note on Two Degas Drawings." Fenway Court (1978), pp. 15-21, fig. 1.
Roy Perkinson. "Technical Note." Fenway Court (1978), pp. 22-23.
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