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Collections: European Art: Head, Study for the Portrait of Mme S. (Tête, première étude pour le portrait de Madame S.

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Head, Study for the Portrait of Mme S. (Tête, première étude pour le portrait de Madame S.

Artist: Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917
Cast By: A-A Hébrard et Cie
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: modeled c. 1892, cast 1919-1932
Dimensions: Head: 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm) With base: 11 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (29.2 x 9.8 x 14 cm)
Markings: Foundry stamp: "CIRE/PERDUE/A.-A. HÉBRARD 7/C"
Signature: Incised back of neck left side: "Degas."
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 67.203
Edition: 7C
Credit Line: Gift of Abraham & Straus
Image: Overall, 67.203_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009

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