Description
This drawing is one of several studies that Edgar Degas created for a painted portrait of the artist Victoria Dubourg, now in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art. Here, Degas concentrated on the facial expression of Dubourg, known for her still-lifes of flowers. Attempting to precisely render Dubourg's direct gaze, Degas drew her eyes in greater detail, even adding an additional sketch along the sheet's upper margin.
Provenance
Estate of Edgar Degas [1834-1917], Paris (c. 1866-1918); (Galerie Georges Petit, second Degas sale, Paris, December 11-13, 1918, no. 238, 2nd part) (1918); Mme. Alice Weiller [1869-1943], Paris, by descent to Paul-Louis Weiller, Geneva (after 1918-by 1941); Paul-Louis Weiller [1883-1993], Geneva (by 1941-before 1951); Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, Cleveland, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (by 1947-1951); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1951-)
Accession Number
1951.483
Medium
graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.9 x 21.9 cm (12 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection