Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas - Danseuses. Robes Jaunes

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas - Danseuses. Robes Jaunes. Purchased from Messrs. Durand-Ruel § Sons, New York, 1909
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Title: Valuable pictures by foreign and American masters
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association
Subjects: Hugo Reisinger
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
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No. 63DANSEUSES: ROBES JAUNES BY H. G. E. DEGAS Pu Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas . French: 1834— 0 63—DANSEUSES: ROBES JAUNES (Pastel)Height, 24% inches; width, 19 inches Three members of the ballet are pictured, putting thefinal touches to their toilets. They are seen at three-quarter length, standing, grouped in intimacy of workand gossip, without the suggestion of pose. Not oneis revealed in all her features, yet each is wholly ex-pressed, with the characteristic truth, vigor and deft-ness of modeling of the artist. One girl is turned to thefront and facing the right, a hand raised to her corsage;another in front of her, with back to the spectator,is adjusting her black hair, both hands up; the thirdgirl is seen back of and between the other two, in pro-file, with an animated expression. Green skirts andpurple waists contrast with a fused background of red, brown and blue. Signed at the upper left, Degas. Purchased from Messrs. Durand-Ruel § Sons, Xew York, 1909.
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No. 64NOYER A VEXEUX-XADOX BY ALFRED SISLEY V Alfred Sisley French: 1840—64—NOYER A VENEUX-NADON Q V Height, 19% inches; length, 25% inches Trees for the most part bare of leaves, with branchessome of which take the lines almost of swirls in theireccentric courses, mark out boldly odd patterns againstthe sky. To left the sky is still bright with sunsetlights, while on the right the gray of evening is set-ting in. In the afterglow of the sunset a man comesforward through lush green grass, from the directionof a group of cottages, the deep grass picked out withbits of color and bordered by dense flowery growths ofpurplish hue. He is seen near the principal tree ofthe composition, a walnut that has yielded its fruit.About the borders of the farmyard, or garden, slighttrees, closely set, form an enclosure, with the farmbuildings which extend irregularly across the back-ground. Signed at the lower right, Sisley. Purchased from Messrs. Durand-Ruel $• Sons, New York, 1907. * ■ . XJHJ