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Study of a man in a coat standing

On a tall thin rectangular off white sheet, light graphite lines depict a male standing figure, filling most of the narrow space. The young man stands facing the viewer, looking downward, tucking his chin into the collar of his coat and hunching his shoulders up. He holds his right forearm in front of his chest and tucks his hand into his buttoned coat. His left hand is jammed deep into his pocket at his side. Light shading indicates the folds of his clothing.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.251
People
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, French (Paris, France 1834 - 1917 Paris, France)
Title
René De Gas, Convalescent
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1855
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296756

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 34.4 x 8.2 cm (13 9/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: on verso: Atelier stamp [L. 657]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, To his brother, René.
René Degas, From his brother the artist.
Edmond Degas, see Remarks, Sold to M. Léonce Mauger. According to a letter dated 15 November 1935 from F. M. Gaitry, of Jean Cailac, the drawing "avait été attribué en partage à Monsieur Edmond Degas, neveu de l'artiste."
Léonce Mauger, Paris, Purchased from Edmond Degas. According to a letter [see file] dated 15 November 1935 from F. M. Gaitry, of Jean Cailac, Edmond Degas sold the drawing. "avec de nombreux autres dessins de Degas, à Monsieur Léonce Mauger, ex-fondé de pouvoir de la maison Gustave Pellet à Paris."
Jean Cailac, Paris, Expert, Sold to Paul J. Sachs, 1935.
Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Purchased from Jean Cailac, Paris, 1935, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.251
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. 1, cat. no. 658, fig. 334
  • John Rewald and James B. Byrnes, Edgar Degas: his family and friends in New Orleans, exh. cat., Isaac Delgado Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA, 1965), pl. XII
  • Degas' drawings, Dover Publications Inc. (New York, NY, 1973), pl. 12
  • Marjorie B. Cohn and Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas at Harvard, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge and New Haven, 2005), cat. no. 36, fig. 68

Exhibition History

  • Edgar Degas: his family and friends in New Orleans, Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans, 05/02/1965 - 06/16/1965

Verification Level

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