DrawingsFrench19th century

Study for "Diego Martelli"

1879

Artists

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal and black and white chalk, squared in charcoal, on blue-gray wove paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

45.3 x 28.8 cm (17 13/16 x 11 5/16 in.) frame: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Provenance

Atelier Degas, [sold at Vente III, no. 344b, 1919]. [César M. de Hauke], sold to Paul J. Sachs, 1930, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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