Study for the Programme
artist
Edgar Degas
(Paris, 1834 - 1917, Paris)
Date1884
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumBlack chalk on paper
Dimensions26.6 x 37.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number3.1.o.97
eMuseum ID725832
Original Number4.1.o.31
EmbARK ObjectID14031
TMS Source ID2860
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. 222, lot 258a.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 126.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 132-33.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65.
Barbara Stern Shapiro. "A Note on Two Degas Drawings." Fenway Court (1978), pp. 15-21, fig. 2.
Roy Perkinson. "Technical Note." Fenway Court (1978), pp. 22-23.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 126.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 132-33.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65.
Barbara Stern Shapiro. "A Note on Two Degas Drawings." Fenway Court (1978), pp. 15-21, fig. 2.
Roy Perkinson. "Technical Note." Fenway Court (1978), pp. 22-23.
MarksNotesStamped in red ink (lower left): Degas
ProvenanceNotesEstate of the artist.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 2-4 July 1919 for 660 francs for two drawings (3.1.o.96) through her agent Fernand Robert (Fourth sale, Atelier Edgar Degas, lot 258a).
Stolen in 1990.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 2-4 July 1919 for 660 francs for two drawings (3.1.o.96) through her agent Fernand Robert (Fourth sale, Atelier Edgar Degas, lot 258a).
Stolen in 1990.
