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Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas (19 July 1834 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 27 September 1917), born HilaireGermain-Edgar De Gas was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture and drawing.

Degas is considered to be one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term and preferred to be called a realist. A superb draughtsman, he is especially identified with the subject of the dance, and over half his works depict dancers. These display his mastery in the depiction of movement, as do his racecourse subjects and female nudes. Early in his career, his ambition was to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classic art. In his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life.

Edgar Hilaire Germaine Degas (1834-1917) The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans) Conceived 1881 Bronze sculpture with fabric tutu and satin ribbon, 99.1 cm high, from the 1998 Valsuani Foundry Edition of 34. Posthumous cast from the lifetime plaster, Florentine reddish-brown patina, stamped “A”, the year “1998”, “Cire Perdue” (lost wax), the word “reproduction” engraved on the sculpture under the tutu, as is required by French Law for all editions of more than twelve and the stamp of the Valsuani Foundry (“Bronze”) on the left foot. The wood base to which the bronze is attached is incised with a signature, “Degas”. There is also a 1997 Valsuani edition of the sculpture consisting of 12 bronzes, which together with the edition 1998 edition of 34, totals 46 bronzes, all of which were cast from a previously unknown plaster believed to date from no later than 1903.

NEW! The reduction of the famous sculpture The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen

In view of the popularity of the sculpture The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, the Degas Committee, created in 2011, decided to contractually authorise its reduction and to give birth to thirty eight individually stamped bronzes: 26 letters from A to Z + 9 in Roman numbers I/IX to IX/IX + 2 HC HC1/2 & HC2/2 + 1 HEIR to the Degas Committee The height of the sculpture 69.5 cm Cast at Foundry GUASTINI, Gambellara, Italy

EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 5 Position de Quatrième Devant sur la Jambe Gauche (Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg) 57.3 cm (22 ⅝ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 7 Tête, Petite Étude pour le Portrait de Madame S. (Head, Study for the portrait of Mme Salle) 15.4 cm (6 ⅛ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 8 Danseuse au Repos, les Mains sur les Hanches, la Jambe Gauche en Avant (Dancer at Rest, Hands on Her Hips, Left Leg Forward) 38.7 cm (15 ¼ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 11 Cheval Marchant au Pas Relevé (Horse Walking with Raised Hoof) 22.9 cm (9 inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 21 Étude de Cheval (Study of a Mustang) 31.2 cm (12 ¼ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 22 Cheval Faisant une "Descente de Main" (Horse with Head Lowered) 17.7 cm (7 inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 24 Femme Enceinte (Pregnant Woman) 45.0 cm (17 ¾ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Numbers 25 and 35 Cheval au Galop sur le Pied Droit (Avec Jockey, Bronze No. 35) (Horse Galloping on Right Foot / with Jockey, Bronze No. 35) 34.4 cm (13 ½ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Numbers 32 and 36 Cheval au Galop tournant la Tête à Droite (avec Jockey No. 36) (Horse Galloping, Turning Head to Right with Jockey, No. 36) 34.8 cm (13 ⅝ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 34 Danseuse Faisant la Révérence (The Bow) 33.8 cm (13 ⅜ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 37 La Cueillette des Pommes, Bas Relief (Picking Apples, Bas Relief) 46.5 cm (18 ¼ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 41 Danseuse au Repos, Les Mains sur les Reins, la Jambe Droite en Avant (Dancer at Rest, Hands Behind Her Back, Right Leg Forward) 45.2 cm (18 inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 46 Femme Assise, s'essuyant le Côté Gauche (Seated Woman Wiping Her Left Side) 35.5 cm (14 inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 48 Cheval Enlevant sur l'Obstacle (Horse Clearing an Obstacle; Horse Balking) 28.0 cm (11 inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 49 Cheval au Trot, Les Pieds ne Touchent Pas le Sol (Horse Turning, Feet Not Touching the Ground) 24.0 cm (9 ½ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry © 2009 The Degas Sculpture Project Ltd

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 50 Femme se Coiffant (Woman Arranging Her Hair) 46.6 cm (18 ⅜ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 54 Femme Assise, s'Essuyant la Hanche Gauche (Seated Woman, Wiping her Left Hip) 44.8 cm (17 ⅝ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 55 La Masseuse (The Masseuse) 37.0 cm (14 ⅝ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 64 Danseuse Agrafant l'Épaulette de Son Corsage (Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Corsage) 36.9 cm (14 ⅝ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 65 Cheval Caracolant (Prancing Horse) 26.3 cm (10 ⅜ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 68 Danseuse Faisant le Mouvement de Tenir son Pied (Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand) 51.1 cm (20 ⅛ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 69 Danseuse Regardant la Plante de Son Pied Droit (Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot) 50.4 cm (19 ⅞ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 71 Femme Sortant du Bain, Fragment (Woman Getting Out of the Bath) 42.1 cm (16 ⅝ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry

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EDGAR DEGAS Sculpture Number 72 Danseuse s'Avançant, les Bras Levés, la Jambe Droite en Avant (Dancer Moving Forward, Arms Raised, Right Leg Forward) 65.8 cm (25 ⅞ inches) Bronze Sculpture Cast by Valsuani Foundry © 2009 The Degas Sculpture Project Ltd