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Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917), Dancer with Red Stockings, ca. 1884, pastel on pink laid pape…
Dancer with Red Stockings
Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917), Dancer with Red Stockings, ca. 1884, pastel on pink laid paper, 29 7/8 x 23 1/8 in., The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, The Hyde Collection Trust, 1971.65. Photograph: mclaughlinphoto.com

Dancer with Red Stockings

Artist Edgar Degas French, 1834 - 1917
Dateca. 1884
Place of OriginParis, France
MediumPastel on pink laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 29 7/8 × 23 1/8 in. (75.9 × 58.7 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 32 7/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (83.5 x 67 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineThe Hyde Collection Trust, 1952
Object number1971.65
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  • Works on Paper
SignedSigned lower right: "Degas"
MarkingsOld labels removed from backing: "Wildenstein & Co., 19 East 64th Street, Loan Exhibition - Degas, April 7 - May 14, Dancer with red Stockings, Mrs. L.F. Hyde, No. 66". "Paul Rosenberg & Co., 16 East 57th Street, New York City, Degas, 5220-La Danseuse aux Bas Rouges, 24" x 17 3/4" OL". "Pottier, Emballeur, le Tableaux & Objets d'art, 14 Rue Gaillon-Paris, Degas, 108 Mme. Chausson".
Exhibition History"Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris," American Art Association, New York, NY, 1886. (Exhibited as "Danseuse Pulling on Her Tights".)

"L'impressionnisme," Palais de Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1935.

Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, 1937.

Wildenstein & Co., New York, April 7 - May 14, 1949, No. 66.

"Degas," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Sept. 27, 1988 - Jan. 8, 1989.

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

"Degas and America: The Early Collectors," Minneapolis Institute of Arts, June 16, 2001 - Oct. 9, 2001.

"Edgar Degas, the Painter of Dancers," Detroit Institute of Arts, Oct. 20, 2002 - Jan. 12, 2003; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 16, 2003 - May 11, 2003, organized by American Federation of Arts.

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

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

West Meets East: Prints from the Permanent Collection, Wood Gallery, The Hyde Collection, November 4, 2018 - December 30, 2018

"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.Provenance1886, Paris, France, Durand-Ruel
Paris, France, Boussod et Valadon (?)
by 1918, Paris, France, Ernest Chausson
Paris, France, Mme. Ernest Chausson (by bequest)
1936, Paris, France, Drouot, Chausson (sale)
1936, Paris, France (?), M. Bacri
by 1937, London, England, Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill
1944, New York, NY, Paul Rosenberg
1944, Glens Falls, NY, Mrs. Charlotte P. Hyde
1952, Glens Falls, NY The Hyde Collection Trust