Edgar Degas
Sur la scène (2e planche)
1875
Physical Qualities
Softground etching, drypoint, and roulette, Sheet: 134 x 175 mm. (5 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Plate: 98 x 125 mm. (3 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.1048
From the catalogue of an exhibition sponsored by the Société des amis des arts de Pau, "Explication des ouvrages de peinture, dessin, gravure et sculpture des artistes vivants exposés dans les salons de la Société, au Musée de la Ville, le 15 janvier 1878." According to Reed & Shapiro, "impressions in the Baltimore Museum and British Museum bear evidence of stitching marks and were undoubtedly removed from copies of the [exhibition] pamphlet."
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, Dec. 3 - Dec. 22, 1959.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Joslyn Art Museum, 'Degas and The Little Dancer,' 7 February-3 May 1998; circulated to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 30 May- 8 September 1998; The Baltimore Museum of Art, 4 October 1998-3 January 1999.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
The National Gallery of Art, "Degas/Cassatt," May 11, 2014 - October 5, 2014.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Joslyn Art Museum, 'Degas and The Little Dancer,' 7 February-3 May 1998; circulated to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 30 May- 8 September 1998; The Baltimore Museum of Art, 4 October 1998-3 January 1999.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
The National Gallery of Art, "Degas/Cassatt," May 11, 2014 - October 5, 2014.
Inscribed: Signed in plate: lower left "Degas"
Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
