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Halévy's inscriptions

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French Photographer · 1834–1917

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> No art was ever less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and study of the great masters; of inspiration, spontaneity, temperament . . . I know nothing. > > --Edgar Germaine Hilaire Degas From a wealthy Parisian family, Degas devoted himself exclusively to painting without needing to sell a canvas. His training was conventional: he spent five years in Italy, studied the O

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On the first page of Edgar Degas's sketchbook, Ludovic Halévy described the book in French: "All the drawings in this album are by Degas." On the side, he added a qualification noting that there are two or three by Ernest Reyer the composer. At the right he signed the book himself: "Ludovic Halévy 1877 and the years following." These inscriptions and those on the following pages allow scholars to accurately date the sketchbook to the year 1877. Degas filled many sketchbooks during his lifetime; this is one of his largest of the thirty-eight that are known. It was also completed in the shortest length of time--approximately one year.

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Artist/Maker: Edgar Degas
subject_of[Homepage].id: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/108E1R
Date: about 1877
Medium: Black ink
Culture: French
Object Type: Drawing

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Object ID: 6226cf02-38cc-478e-9d89-164bea3991cb
Object Type: Drawing
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Creator: Edgar Degas
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Culture: French
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Medium: Black ink
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Department: Drawings
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Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date: about 1877
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Begin Year: 1877
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End Year: 1877
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