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Drapery Study for "Semiramis"
Drapery Study for "Semiramis"

Drapery Study for "Semiramis"

Artist Edgar Degas French, 1834 - 1917
Printer Goupil & Cie
Date1897
MediumHeliotype
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Overall: 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (39.4 x 47 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineThe Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York.
Object number2008.9.1
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  • Works on Paper
Inscribedsigned in the plate, lower right: "Degas".
DescriptionKneeling torso of a woman, incomplete head. The original storage mat includes a heavy weight paper backing and window mat with a slightly lighter weight paper cover. The cover has a stamped number at the lower right corner which corresponds to a numbered list of contents on the portfolio cover.ProvenancePurchased by Mrs. Hyde, 1941-1962.