Head, Study for the Portrait of Mme S. (Tête, première étude pour le portrait de Madame S.
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Edgar Degas (Paris, France, 1834–1917, Paris, France). Head, Study for the Portrait of Mme S. (Tête, première étude pour le portrait de Madame S., modeled ca. 1892, cast 1919–1932. Bronze, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Abraham & Straus, 67.203. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Head, Study for the Portrait of Mme S. (Tête, première étude pour le portrait de Madame S.
Date
modeled ca. 1892, cast 1919–1932
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Bronze
Classification
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)
Signatures
Incised back of neck left side: "Degas."
Markings
Foundry stamp: "CIRE/PERDUE/A.-A. HÉBRARD 7/C"
Credit Line
Gift of Abraham & Straus
Accession Number
67.203
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