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Edgar Degas — Portrait of Célestine Fèvre
Edgar Degas

Portrait of Célestine Fèvre

Edgar Degas' "Portrait of Célestine Fèvre" is a pencil drawing on paper executed in the artist's refined draftsmanship style. The work showcases Degas' sensitivity to capturing individual character through delicate line work and subtle shading. This portrait demonstrates the artist's skill in traditional drawing techniques despite his revolutionary approach to composition and subject matter.

Medium
pencil on paper

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Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso

March 19, 2021

Estimate: $28,000$35,000

Lot 235

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Edgar Degas, Portrait of Célestine Fèvre

Edgar Degas' "Portrait of Célestine Fèvre" is a pencil drawing on paper executed in the artist's refined draftsmanship style. The work showcases Degas' sensitivity to capturing individual character through delicate line work and subtle shading. This portrait demonstrates the artist's skill in traditional drawing techniques despite his revolutionary approach to composition and subject matter.

Medium
pencil on paper
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Classical, Impressionism, Delicate, Portrait, Drawing, Figurative, Pencil On Paper

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art