Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms Original Etching by Edgar Degas

Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms
Original Degas Etching		 Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms Degas
Etching Framed and Matted in Acid-Free Materials
Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms Original Etching by Edgar Degas Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms Original Etching by Edgar Degas Framed

Original etching and aquatint by Edgar Degas, printed in black ink on thick wove creme paper. Titled Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms, Degas’ work captures actresses preparing for their imminent performance.

The original copper plate was executed about 1875. This is a fine impression of Reed and Shapiro’s fifth state after cancellation of the plate. It was printed as part of Ambroise Vollard’s 1919 edition of ~150 impressions from Degas’ cancelled plates. Catalog raisonne reference: Reed and Shapiro, Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker, 50. Adhemar and Cachin, Degas: The Complete Etchings, Lithographs and Monotypes, 31.

– Title: Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms
– Artist: Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
– Plate etching Date: 1877 (copper plate)
– This edition: ~150 printed in 1919 from 5th state after cancellation by Vollard, Paris
– Image size: 6-1/2 inches H x 8-1/4 W inches (16.6 cm x 21 cm)
– Sheet size: 8-7/8 inches H x 12-1/4 W inches (22.5 cm x 31.1 cm)
– Frame size: 19 inches H x 20-3/4 inches W (48.2 cm x 52.7 cm)

Small paper wrinkle in the upper center margin, away from image. Framed in a gold finish frame with an aged look. Matted with acid-free off-white matting. Completed with a UV-resistant acrylic cover. Matte is more of a lighter tan than the photo shows.

Price is $1,695 USD. Certificate of Authenticity from J D Smith Fine Art. Free shipping to North America on this piece. Shipment insured for purchase price.