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Retiring

A work made of pastel, with stumping, on cream wove paper, laid down on board.
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  • A work made of pastel, with stumping, on cream wove paper, laid down on board.

Date:

c. 1883

Artist:

Edgar Degas
French, 1834-1917

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Title

Retiring

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1879–1888

Medium

Pastel, with stumping, on cream wove paper, laid down on board

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower left of center, in charcoal: "Degas"

Dimensions

36.4 × 43 cm (14 3/8 × 16 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Sterling Morton

Reference Number

1969.331

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