Procession on a Road near Florence
artist
Edgar Degas
(Paris, 1834 - 1917, Paris)
Date1857-1860
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPencil and sepia wash on paper
Dimensions15.6 x 20.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number3.1.o.95
eMuseum ID726163
Original Number2.1.o.16
Previous NumberP17e93
EmbARK ObjectID14029
TMS Source ID2858
Last Updated8/9/24
DescriptionStolen in 1990.Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGalerie Georges Petit. Catalogue des Tableaux, Pastels et Dessins par Edgar Degas et provenant de son atelier,... (Paris, 2-4 July 1919), p. 60, lot 66b.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 124-25.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 130.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 124-25.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 130.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65.
MarksNotesStamped in red ink (lower right): Degas
ProvenanceNotesEstate of the artist.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 2-4 July 1919 for 2,750 francs for two drawings (3.1.o.94) through her agent Fernand Robert (Fourth sale, Atelier Edgar Degas, lot 66b).
Stolen in 1990.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 2-4 July 1919 for 2,750 francs for two drawings (3.1.o.94) through her agent Fernand Robert (Fourth sale, Atelier Edgar Degas, lot 66b).
Stolen in 1990.
