Edgar Degas (1834-1917) - Lot 68

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Micturition. Circa 1880-1885. Monotype. Second proof, or "phantom", on cream laid paper, printed slightly off-key. 380x279 [514x355mm]. Janis not described.Minor soiling and small ink stains normal. On verso, red stamp of the Degas workshop (Lugt 657) and number 1420 in blue pencil. Provenance: Sale of the Degas studio, November 22-23, 1918 (under no. 240), then Ambroise Vollard. Ex-coll. H.M.Petiet (Lugt 5031). On November 22 and 23, 1918, the artist's after-death sale offered a Catalogue of etchings, soft varnishes, aqua-tints, lithographs and monotypes by Edgar Degas from his studio (with experts Loÿs Delteil, MM.Bernheim-Jeune, MM.Durand-Ruel and Ambroise Vollard). Part 3, devoted to "monotypes ou dessins à la presse", comprises 139 numbers (some of which are multiple lots: our plate comes from number 240, described as "épreuve et épreuve n°2").