Object details
Accession number
3.1.o.95
Primary Creator
Edgar Degas
(Paris, 1834 - 1917, Paris)
Full title
Procession on a Road near Florence (Cortège sur une route aux environs de Florence)
Creation Date
1857-1860
Description
Stolen in 1990.
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 2-4 July 1919 for 2,750 francs for two drawings (3.1.o.94) through her agent Fernand Robert (Fourth sale, Atelier Edgar Degas, lot 66b).
Stolen in 1990.
Marks
Stamped in red ink (lower right): Degas
Dimensions
15.6 x 20.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Display Media
Pencil and sepia wash on paper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Galerie Georges Petit. Catalogue des Tableaux, Pastels et Dessins par Edgar Degas et provenant de son atelier,... (Paris, 2-4 July 1919), p. 60, lot 66b.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 124-25.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 130.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65.
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