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Edgar Degas (French, 1834 - 1917) Dancer Tying Her Scarf, ca. 1879, Charcoal heightened with w…
Dancer Tying Her Scarf
Edgar Degas (French, 1834 - 1917) Dancer Tying Her Scarf, ca. 1879, Charcoal heightened with white, 15 5/8 × 11 5/8 in., The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, Bequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde, 1971.63. Photograph by Joseph Levy.

Dancer Tying Her Scarf

Artist Edgar Degas French, 1834 - 1917
Dateca. 1879
Place of OriginParis, France
MediumCharcoal heightened with white
DimensionsSheet: 15 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (39.7 × 29.5 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 24 3/4 x 18 3/8 x 3/4 in. (62.9 x 46.7 x 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.63
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  • Works on Paper
SignedLL, red ink stamp, cursive: "Degas" (estate signature?)
DescriptionSquared for transferExhibition History"A Loan Exhibition of Degas," New York Infirmary at Wildenstein Galleries, New York, NY, April 6 - May 14, 1949.

"Edgar Degas: The Many Dimensions of a Master French Impressionist," Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL, April 1 - May 15, 1994; Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MI, May 29 - July 31, 1994; The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, Aug. 12 - Oct. 9, 1994.

"Focus On: Degas," Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Jan. 16- Mar. 27, 1995.

"Degas and the Little Dancer," Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NB, Feb. 7 - May 3, 1998 and The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, May 30 - Sept. 8, 1998.

"Degas, Forain and Toulouse-Lautrec: Images of Dancers," The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, Oct. 27, 2002 - Jan. 5, 2003.

"Drawn from Life and Legend: European Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection," Hoopes Gallery, May 19- Sept. 23, 2007.

"Degas and Music," Wood Gallery, July 12 - Oct. 18, 2009.

"Masterpieces & Mysteries", Hoopes Gallery, May 1 - October 31, 2021.

"Degas at The Hyde: A Master of Form," Whitney-Renz Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY, October 7-Dec. 31, 2023.ProvenanceParis, Degas sale, sale II, no. 35, 1918; Glens Falls, NY, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hyde, 1918; by bequest to The Hyde Collection, 1952.