DrawingsFrench19th century

Young Woman in Street Costume

c. 1879

Artists

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, gray wash, white and gray gouache with traces of black chalk on tan wove paper discolored to brown

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 32.5 x 25 cm (12 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[Durand-Ruel, New York], sold to Paul J. Sachs, 1929, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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