70.2001: René De Gas, the Artist's Brother

Identification and Creation

Object Number

70.2001

People

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, French (Paris, France 1834 - 1917 Paris, France)

Title

René De Gas, the Artist's Brother

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1861-1862

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/167031

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Softground etching

Dimensions

plate: 8.6 x 7.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• stamp: verso, red ink, stamped: [Degas atelier sale]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, (L. 657), sale.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

D. 3, Ad. 21, R.&S. 15

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan in memory of Hans Naef

Object Number

70.2001

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Sue Welsh Reed and Barbara S. Shapiro, Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Arts Council of Great Britain, London (Boston), p. 42, cat. 15 [related bibliography]
• Jean Adhémar and Françoise Cachin, Degas: The Complete Etchings, Lithographs, and Monotypes, Viking Press (New York, 1973), pp. 261-262, cat. 21 [related bibliography]

Exhibition History

• Degas at Harvard, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/2005 - 11/27/2005

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