The Masseuse
Date
(c. 1896-1911)/(cast c. 1919-1932)
Artist
Edgar Degas, French, b. Paris, 1834–1917
Provenance
Mme. A. A. Hebrard (widow of A. A. Hebrard, Galerie Hebrard), Paris
M. Knoedler, New York
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sampliner, New York, to 13 December 1961 (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, sale 2072, lot 34, ill. p. 23)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 13 December 1961-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 110, ill. p. 40.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, p. 681, ills, p. 98, fig. 121.
NATIONAL GALLERY, London. "Degas: Beyond Impressionism," 22 May-18 August 1996, cat. no. 60, ill. p. 245, p. 301. TOUR: ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 28 September 1996-4 January 1997 (loan extended to 12 January 1997).
Published References
REWALD, JOHN. Degas: Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue (New York: Pantheon, 1944), no. 73, p. 28, ills. p. 143. (Illustration may not be HMSG's cast.)
REWALD, JOHN. Degas Sculpture: The Complete Works (New York: Abrams, 1956), no. 73, p. 157, pl. 89. (Illustration may not be HMSG's cast.)
GELDZAHLER, HENRY. "Taste for Modern Sculpture: The Hirshhorn Collection," Art News 61/6 (October 1962), ill. p. 29.
RUBIN, WILLIAM S. "The Hirshhorn Collection at the Guggenheim Museum," Art International 6/9 (November 1962), ill. p. 35.
DEBRAN, JANE. "An Awe-Inspiring Sculpture Display," Brooklyn Eagle (New York, 13 January 1963), ill.
MATES, ROBERT E. Photographing Art (New York: Amphoto, 1966), ill. p. 101.
MATES, ROBERT E. "Photographing Sculpture and Museum Exhibits," Curator 10/2 (June 1967), ill. 98, fig. 5.
ARNASON, H. HARVARD. History of Modern Art (New York: Abrams, 1968), p. 66, ill. p. 68, fig. 99.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Abrams, 1974), p. 680, p. 98, fig. 121.
REWALD, JOHN. Degas's complete sculpture (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1990), no. 73, pp. 184-85.
PINGEOT, ANNE. Degas Sculpture (Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1991), no. 68, p. 185.
CAMPBELL, SARA. "A catalogue of Degas' bronzes," Apollo 142/402 (August 1995), no. 55, C, p. 37.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.1299
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
16 3/4 x 15 x 14 in. (42.5 x 38.0 x 35.6 cm)
