Although Degas is mainly known as a painter, he also produced a number of sculptures. Their characteristic rough, almost "unfinished" surface gives them a sense of tactile immediacy and liveliness. As in his paintings, Degas was interested in showing ordinary figures from contemporary life. The “schoolgirl” was probably someone Degas had noticed in the street.
Details
| Artist | Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917 |
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| Foundry | A. A. Hebrard |
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| Date | cast after 1917 |
| Medium | bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 11 × 4 3/4 × 5 15/16 inches, 5.4 pounds (28 × 12.1 × 15.1 cm, 2.4 kg) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Kamperman |
| Accession Number | 56.173 |
| Department | European Sculpture and Dec Arts |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Marked, estate cachet, stamped into wax before casting, top of base, proper left side: Degas Marked, foundry mark stamped into wax before casting, top of base, proper right rear corner, facing rear: CIRE | PERDUE | A A HEBRARD |
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Provenance
until September 1956, (M. Knoedler & Co., New York, New York, USA);
September-November 23, 1956, (Fine Arts Associates, New York, New York, USA);
purchased for the DIA with funds from Dr. and Mrs. George Kamperman;
1956-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
September-November 23, 1956, (Fine Arts Associates, New York, New York, USA);
purchased for the DIA with funds from Dr. and Mrs. George Kamperman;
1956-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
J. Rewald, ed. Degas Work in Sculpture. New York: Pantheon, 1944, pp. 28, 144.
Rodin to Lipchitz, Part II. Fine Arts Associates. New York City, October 9-November 3, 1956, no. 9.
Payne, E. H. "A Little Known Bronze by Degas," Bulletin of the DIA 36, no. 4 (1956-57): pp. 82-85, p. 84 (ill.).
Reff, T. "The Degas of Detroit," Bulletin of the DIA 53, no. 1 (1974): pp. 26-44, p. 20 (ill.).
Reff, T. Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 34 (Spring 1977): (fig. 52) (ill.).
Fusco, P., and H.W. Janson, eds. The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from North American Collections. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 1980.
"Family Art Game", Detroit Free Press (May 18, 1986): p. 8 (ill.) [DIA Advertising Supplement].
The Romantics to Rodin. Exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Detroit Institute of Arts. March 4, 1980-April 29, 1981, p. 228, no. 104.
Reff, T. Degas, the Artist's Mind. Cambridge, MA and London, 1987, pp. 257-259, (figs. 171, 172).
Campbell, S. "A Catalogue of Degas' Bronzes," in "Degas The sculpture. A Catalogue Raisonne by Sara Campbell," Apollo Magazine 142, no. 402 (August 1995): pp. 11, 48.
S. Campbell, R. Kendall, D. Barbour, S. Sturman. Degas in the Norton Simon Museum.
Rodin to Lipchitz, Part II. Fine Arts Associates. New York City, October 9-November 3, 1956, no. 9.
Payne, E. H. "A Little Known Bronze by Degas," Bulletin of the DIA 36, no. 4 (1956-57): pp. 82-85, p. 84 (ill.).
Reff, T. "The Degas of Detroit," Bulletin of the DIA 53, no. 1 (1974): pp. 26-44, p. 20 (ill.).
Reff, T. Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 34 (Spring 1977): (fig. 52) (ill.).
Fusco, P., and H.W. Janson, eds. The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from North American Collections. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 1980.
"Family Art Game", Detroit Free Press (May 18, 1986): p. 8 (ill.) [DIA Advertising Supplement].
The Romantics to Rodin. Exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Detroit Institute of Arts. March 4, 1980-April 29, 1981, p. 228, no. 104.
Reff, T. Degas, the Artist's Mind. Cambridge, MA and London, 1987, pp. 257-259, (figs. 171, 172).
Campbell, S. "A Catalogue of Degas' Bronzes," in "Degas The sculpture. A Catalogue Raisonne by Sara Campbell," Apollo Magazine 142, no. 402 (August 1995): pp. 11, 48.
S. Campbell, R. Kendall, D. Barbour, S. Sturman. Degas in the Norton Simon Museum.
