Four Studies of the Head of a Young Italian Woman

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Four Studies of the Head of a Young Italian Woman

Edgar DegasLinkedCulture matchlcp-568c79847d76

Date
1856
Medium
graphite
Culture
France, 19th century
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
166674

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This sheet of head studies unites three fundamental characteristics of Degas's art: consummate draftsmanship, captured movement and expression, and an almost obsessive attention to the attitudes of the female figure. Drawn in 1856 during his first trip to Italy, the sheet represents the model in successive positions and expressions of suffering. The name inscribed at the upper right-Rita Cacciala-must be that of the model. Writing models' names and addresses on figure studies was a common practice among artists, providing them with a handy reference of models they might want to contact for future use. This drawing is one of numerous depictions of Italians in local costume that Degas made in his three years traveling around the country.

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Credit line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Provenance
1856-1917: Estate of Edgar Degas [1834-1917], Paris, by descent to his brother René de Gas | by 1918-1921: René de Gas [1845-1921], Paris, by descent to his family | 1921-1976: Nepveu-Degas collection, Paris | 1976: (Hotel Drouot, Nepveu-Degas collection sale, Paris, May 6, 1976, no. 13, sold to John Couper?) | Probably 1976-1977: John Couper, Paris, sold to Shepherd Gallery, New York | 1977: (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH) | 1977-2008: Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | 2008-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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