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Degas, Observer of Daily Toil

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 09 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This drawing of a laundress by Edgar Degas bears his and his studio’s stamp. It is a study for a work at the Metropolitan Museum.

Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Repasseuse à contre-jour (Woman Ironing in Silhouette) ,... Degas, Observer of Daily Toil

Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Repasseuse à contre-jour (Woman Ironing in Silhouette) , charcoal drawing, c. 1873, 42 x 30.5 cm.
Estimate: €60,000/80,000

The fact that our charcoal is the same size as the definitive New York painting Woman Ironing , on which traces of the grid are also visible, is rare enough to be worth…
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