Dancer Moving Forward, Arms Raised
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Object Details
- Artist
- Edgar Degas, French, b. Paris, 1834–1917
- Provenance
- Galerie Hébrard, Paris
- [unknown collection]
- Peridot Gallery, New York, probably 1955 to 6 May 1958
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 6 May 1958-17 May 1966
- Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
- Exhibition History
- DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS. "Sculpture in Our Time: Collected by Joseph H. Hirshhorn," 5 May-23 August 1959, no. 23 Tour: MILWAUKEE ART CENTER, 10 September-11 October; WALKER ART CENTER, Minneapolis, 25 October-6 December; WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON GALLERY OF ART, Kansas City, Missouri, 20 December-31 January 1960; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston, 1-27 March; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY, SCIENCE AND ART, 11 April-15 May; M. H. DE YOUNG MEMORIAL MUSEUM, San Francisco, 29 May-10 July; COLORADO SPRINGS FINE ARTS CENTER, Colorado, 24 July-4 September; ART GALLERY OF TORONTO, 30 September-31 October.
- SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 109.
- J.B. SPEED ART MUSEUM, Louisville. "The Figure in Sculpture 1885-1965," 15 October-28 November 1965, no. 2.
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, ill. 80 p. 66, p. 680.
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (organizer). "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum." TOUR: TAPEI FINE ARTS MUSEUM, China, 25 March-28 May 1995, p. 46, ill. p. 47; separate catalogue for Japan, no. 3, ill. p. 51. TOUR: MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SHIGA, Otsu, Japan, 1 July-6 August 1995; ODAKYU MUSEUM, Tokyo, 9 August-28 August 1995; IWAKI CITY ART MUSEUM, 23 September-5 November 1995; TAKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 10 November-10 December 1995.
- NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA, Canberra. "Degas: Master of French Art," 12 December 2008-22 Mar 2009.
- ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton. "Degas: Figures in Motion," 22 January-30 May 2010.
- TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART, Florida. "Degas: Form, Movement and the Antique," 12 March-19 June 2011.
- PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington, DC. "Degas's Dancers at the Barre: Point and Counterpoint," 1 October 2011-8 January 2012, no. 25, p. 76, color ill. p. 77; p. 131.
- FONDATION BEYELER, Riehen, Switzerland. “Degas: The Late Work,” 30 September 2012-27 January 2013.
- Published References
- REWALD, JOHN. Degas: Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue (New York: Pantheon, 1944), no. 24, p. 22, ill. p. 76. (Illustration may not be HMSG's cast.)
- REWALD, JOHN. Degas Sculpture (New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1956), no. 24, p. 146, fig. 8. (Illustration may not be HMSG's cast.)
- LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams,1974), p. 680, ill. 80 p. 66.
- HANHISALO, JUDITH EVANS. Enjoying Art (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1983), fig. 154, p. 233.
- REWALD, JOHN. Degas's complete sculpture (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1990), no. 24, pp. 86-87.
- PINGEOT, ANNE. Degas Sculptures (Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1991): no. 18, p. 161.
- CAMPBELL, SARA. "A catalogue of Degas' bronzes," Apollo 142/402 (August 1995), no. 19, F, p. 20.
- Credit Line
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
- (c. 1882-1898)/(cast c. 1919-1931)
- Accession Number
- 66.1291
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 13 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 6 in. (35 x 17.5 x 15.1 cm)
- See more items in
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Record ID
- hmsg_66.1291
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2ec71358f-5be5-40b6-ac96-29668ba0b5f1
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