Author: Galerie Georges Petit
Title: Catalogue Des Tableaux, Pastels, Et Dessins Par Edgar Degas Et Provenant de Son Atelier (Vols. 1,2,3,4) Together with Catalogue Des Tableaux Modernes Et Anciennes... Collection Edgar Degas (March 26-27, 1918) Together with Catalogue Des Eaux-Fortes Vernis-Mous, Aqua-Tintes, Lithographies Et Monotypes Par Edgar Degas Et Provenant de Son Atelier (Nov. 22+23, 1918)
Description: Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 1919. Hardcover. 3 vols. Brown cloth, brown title plates with gilt letters on spines, together with 3 volumes in wraps. Text is in French. Titles on spines: Atelier Edgar Degas. After the death of French artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917), his own paintings and his collections were auctioned off. These catalogues are volumes 1-2-3-4 of the 4-volume set representing the four auctions of all of Degas' creative works, as well as his private collection AND the sale of his graphic output. In order of the sales: Catalogue des Tableaux Modernes et Anciennes ..Collection Edgar Degas (March 26-27, 1918) 101 pp. listing 247 lots with 57 bw reproductions. Atelier Sale Volume 1: sale held May 6-8, 1918. 336 lots. Catalogue des Eaux-Fortes Vernis-Mous, Aqua-Tintes, Lithographies et Monotypes par Edgar Degas et provenant de son atelier (Nov. 22+23, 1918) 58, (2) pp. with 40 bw plates. Atelier Sale Volume 2: sale Dec. 11-13, 1918, 386 lots. Atelier Sale Volume 3: sale April 8-9, 1919, 410 lots. Atelier Sale Volume 4: sale July 2-4, 1919, 391 lots. Each entry of the Atelier sales includes the title, dimensions, and a BW illus. of the piece. Parts of this particular set once belonged to Paul Joseph Sachs (1878-1965), who was affiliated with Harvard's Fogg Art Museum and with the financial firm of Goldman-Sachs. His bookplate and signature appear in the books. Perhaps he is the one who had the softbound catalogs bound. Rare, and seldom seen in a complete set like this. VG- (Vol. 2 is missing tp; all 3 vols. have wear on spines and part of titling is missing; otherwise, in great shape.) Softcover volumes exhibit wear, and the Estampes volume has significant water staining to the upper pages, including some illustrations, but no pages are sticking.
Keywords: French; 19th Century ; Degas, Edgar ; 19th Century ;
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Title: Catalogue Des Tableaux, Pastels, Et Dessins Par Edgar Degas Et Provenant de Son Atelier (Vols. 1,2,3,4) Together with Catalogue Des Tableaux Modernes Et Anciennes... Collection Edgar Degas (March 26-27, 1918) Together with Catalogue Des Eaux-Fortes Vernis-Mous, Aqua-Tintes, Lithographies Et Monotypes Par Edgar Degas Et Provenant de Son Atelier (Nov. 22+23, 1918)
Description: Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 1919. Hardcover. 3 vols. Brown cloth, brown title plates with gilt letters on spines, together with 3 volumes in wraps. Text is in French. Titles on spines: Atelier Edgar Degas. After the death of French artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917), his own paintings and his collections were auctioned off. These catalogues are volumes 1-2-3-4 of the 4-volume set representing the four auctions of all of Degas' creative works, as well as his private collection AND the sale of his graphic output. In order of the sales: Catalogue des Tableaux Modernes et Anciennes ..Collection Edgar Degas (March 26-27, 1918) 101 pp. listing 247 lots with 57 bw reproductions. Atelier Sale Volume 1: sale held May 6-8, 1918. 336 lots. Catalogue des Eaux-Fortes Vernis-Mous, Aqua-Tintes, Lithographies et Monotypes par Edgar Degas et provenant de son atelier (Nov. 22+23, 1918) 58, (2) pp. with 40 bw plates. Atelier Sale Volume 2: sale Dec. 11-13, 1918, 386 lots. Atelier Sale Volume 3: sale April 8-9, 1919, 410 lots. Atelier Sale Volume 4: sale July 2-4, 1919, 391 lots. Each entry of the Atelier sales includes the title, dimensions, and a BW illus. of the piece. Parts of this particular set once belonged to Paul Joseph Sachs (1878-1965), who was affiliated with Harvard's Fogg Art Museum and with the financial firm of Goldman-Sachs. His bookplate and signature appear in the books. Perhaps he is the one who had the softbound catalogs bound. Rare, and seldom seen in a complete set like this. VG- (Vol. 2 is missing tp; all 3 vols. have wear on spines and part of titling is missing; otherwise, in great shape.) Softcover volumes exhibit wear, and the Estampes volume has significant water staining to the upper pages, including some illustrations, but no pages are sticking.
Keywords: French; 19th Century ; Degas, Edgar ; 19th Century ;
Price: US$ 825.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 15827
- Book number: 15827
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