Edgar Degas
Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Original model 1882-1895; this cast 1919-1921
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Edgar Degas
Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Original model 1882-1895; this cast 1919-1921
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
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.
