Edgar Degas (b. 1834, d. 1917)
Georges William Thornley (b. Thiais 1857, d. Pontoise 1935)
“Avant la Classe, danseuses dans une salle d'exercice” from the series “Quinze Lithographies”, c. 1888–89. Signed Degas; G. W. Thornley and with red stamp. Printed by Atelier Becquet Frères. Published by Boussod-Valadon, Paris. Lithograph on chine laid down on greish-brown backing sheet. Sheet size (print) 27×22 cm. Visible size (backing sheet) 44×39 cm.
Literature: Sue Welsh Reed & Barbara Shapiro: “Degas: The Painter as Printmaker”, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Arts Council of Great Britain 1984, the collaboration between Edgar Degas and Georges William Thornley and the series “Quinze Lithographies” is described in the section “Degas and the Professional Printmakers” p.p. lvii-lix.
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Paintings and photographs, 18 June 2014