A black and white photograph of a man and woman sitting on a corner bench in an interior setting.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A man and a woman sit on a corner bench, gazing towards the left. The woman has her dark hair in a bun and wears a patterned jacket. Her face is lit by a small lamp in the upper left corner. The man sits to the right of the woman, and is mostly in shadow. Both appear to be holding violin bows in their hands, with the man holding a stringed instrument in his right hand. The man has dark hair and a short beard and mustache. The wall behind them is covered with floral-print wallpaper. Two framed paintings hang on the walls.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2004.60
People
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, French (Paris, France 1834 - 1917 Paris, France)
Title
Untitled (Madeleine Escudier Lerolle and Henry Lerolle)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1895-1896
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54290

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print, enlarged and printed by Delphine or Guillaume Tasset
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
28.3 x 38.7 cm (11 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
mount: 46.2 x 54.8 cm (18 3/16 x 21 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, center of mount below image, black ink: Mr et Mme Henry Lerolle

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Madeleine Escudier Lerolle and Henry Lerolle.
Jacques Lerolle.
Jr. Hans Kraus, New York, acquired through Drouot Richelieu, 2004, sold to Fogg Art Museum, 2005. Purchased by Department of Photographs.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
P2004.60
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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

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