Edgar Degas
Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
1881-1894
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Edgar Degas
Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
1881-1894
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 22 9/16 x 12 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (57.3 x 31.4 x 33.7 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.413
Bronze sculpture of ballet dancer.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase from Paul Vallotton, Lausanne, 4 Nov. 1929.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore, Maryland", (Baltimore: 1934) plate. # 116.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gaugin", November-December 1951, Cat. # 113, p. 36.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Manet, Degas, Berthe Morisot, and Mary Cassatt", 17 April-3 June 1962, cat. # 78, p. 57.
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, "The Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", 29 March-11 May 1974, cat. # 55.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, "Degas", 23 May-9 Jul. 1978.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "Matisse, Picasso and Impressionist Masters from the Cone Collection", 2 October 1991-19 January 1992.
The Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Nebraska, "Degas and the Little Dancer", 7 February-3 May 1998; tour to the Clark Art Institute, 30 May-8 September 1998; The Baltimore Museum of Art, 4 October 1998-3 January 1999.
Katy Rothkopf, "Matisse, Picasso and the School of Paris", circulated to; North Carolina Museum of Art, October 10, 2004-January 16, 2005, Naples Museum of Art February 5, 2005 - May 1, 2005.
National Gallery of Art, Australia, "Degas", December 12, 2008-March 22, 2009.
International Arts, "Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion", January 3-May 30, 2010.
Art Gallery Alberta, "Degas Figures in Motion", January 31-May 30, 2010.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century", February 7-May 8, 2016.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gaugin", November-December 1951, Cat. # 113, p. 36.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Manet, Degas, Berthe Morisot, and Mary Cassatt", 17 April-3 June 1962, cat. # 78, p. 57.
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, "The Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", 29 March-11 May 1974, cat. # 55.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, "Degas", 23 May-9 Jul. 1978.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "Matisse, Picasso and Impressionist Masters from the Cone Collection", 2 October 1991-19 January 1992.
The Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Nebraska, "Degas and the Little Dancer", 7 February-3 May 1998; tour to the Clark Art Institute, 30 May-8 September 1998; The Baltimore Museum of Art, 4 October 1998-3 January 1999.
Katy Rothkopf, "Matisse, Picasso and the School of Paris", circulated to; North Carolina Museum of Art, October 10, 2004-January 16, 2005, Naples Museum of Art February 5, 2005 - May 1, 2005.
National Gallery of Art, Australia, "Degas", December 12, 2008-March 22, 2009.
International Arts, "Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion", January 3-May 30, 2010.
Art Gallery Alberta, "Degas Figures in Motion", January 31-May 30, 2010.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century", February 7-May 8, 2016.
Paul Jamot, "Degas," (Paris: 1924) 127, No. 11.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore, Maryland" (Baltimore: 1934) plate. # 116.
John Rewald, "Degas Works in Sculpture," (New York: Pantheon, 1944) 24, 99, no. 44.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," (Baltimore: BMA, 1955) 54, no. 134.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection, Revised Edition," (Baltimore: BMA, 1967) no. 123.
John Rewald, "Degas: Sculpture," (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1956) no. 43.
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta," (Baltimore: BMA, 1985) 183.
Sara Campbell, 'A Catalogue of Degas' Bronzes,' "Apollo," Aug. 1995, p. 13.
Richard Kendall, "Degas and the Little Dancer," exh. cat. (New Haven and London: Yale university Press, 1998)176.
Jane Kinsman, "Degas The Uncontested Master," exh. cat. (Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2008) 141.
Joseph Czestochowski and Anne Pingeot, "Degas Sculptures: Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes," (New York: Torch Press and International Arts, 2002) 131.
Inscribed: "Degas" right rear on base.
Markings: "Cire - A. A. Hebrard - Perdue" " 5/F" left rear on base.
