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Edgar Degas
Study in the Nude for Dressed Dancer (Nude Dancer)modelled 1879-1917, cast 1919-1937 or later

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Bronze sculpture of a slender standing nude figure on a rough rectangular base, chin lifted upward, with dark espresso-brown patina and textured surface
Artist or Maker
Edgar Degas
France, Paris, 1834-1917
Title
Study in the Nude for Dressed Dancer (Nude Dancer)
Date Made
modelled 1879-1917, cast 1919-1937 or later
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
28 1/2 × 14 × 13 in. (72.39 × 35.56 × 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of A. Jerrold Perenchio
Accession Number
M.2025.64.3
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance

Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard (1865–1937) Family, Paris, Hébrard Foundry.(1) Private Collection, Paris.(2) [Coe Kerr Gallery Inc., New York, sold 20 October 1982 to]; A. J. Perenchio (1930–2017), Los Angeles, gifted 2025 to; Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Footnotes

(1) According to a letter dated 24 November 1982, written by Warren Adelson of Coe Kerr, John Rewald had studied this work and “was aware this piece came directly from the Hébrard family.” Owner’s object file.

(2) According to Coe Kerr Gallery Inc. object record, owner’s object file.

Selected Bibliography
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, ed. Impressionist and Modern Art: The A. Jerrold Perenchio Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2016.
Copyright
photo © Fredrik Nilsen