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Self Portrait, 1857

Edgar Degas

Exhibited by David Tunick, Inc.

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Material Etching and drypoint
Dimensions 23 × 14.5 cm
Place of Creation Rome, Italy
Price Available upon inquiry
Status Vetted

About the Work

This etching is the only self-portrait by Degas in the print medium. Like many artists of the 19th century, Degas was greatly inspired by Rembrandt and the master's influence greatly informed Degas' expressive use of light and shadow in this portrait.


This is an exceptionally rich impression of the third state, the only comparable impression we are aware of is in the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris.

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Provenance

Eugène Meyer (1875-1959); by descent to
Agnes Ernst Meyer (1887-1970), by descent to
Private collection, U.S.A.; 2025 to
Private collection, U.S.A.

Literature

Reed, Sue Welsh and Barbara Stern Shapiro, Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1984, p. 24.

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