Four Dancers

Provenance

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas [1830-1917], Paris, France; (Degas sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 6 May 1918, no. 10); purchased by (Trotti et Cie., Paris). Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhagen. (Galerie Barbazanges, Paris). (Durand-Ruel, Paris); sold November 1931 to Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.[1] [1]Provenance according to Chester Dale papers and letter dated 18 May 1932 from Durand-Ruel, in NGA curatorial records. Sale to Chester Dale noted on the front page of _Art News_, 21 November 1931.

Four Dancers

Degas, Edgar

c. 1899

Accession Number

1963.10.122

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 151.1 x 180.2 cm (59 1/2 x 70 15/16 in.) | framed: 176.9 x 207.7 cm (69 5/8 x 81 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection