General introduction: On this page you will find an accounted impression of the about 26 art-works that were shown by Degas at the 4th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1879 (catalogue numbers: 57-81+hc2). Sometimes the identification of a painting is ‘uncertain’, see. For no. 76 ‘portrait’ I couldn’t find an option. No. 67 probably wasn’t exhibited. See link for an account. See also a thematical overview of his exhibited art-works. For explanation of the subscriptions, see. See for the used sources at the bottom of the main page about Edgar Degas. I render the pictures by form and in thematical order. Note: If you double click on the first (of a cluster of) pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. On a smartphone or laptop you can also zoom in. Enjoy!
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-57, Portrait de M. Diego Martelli. Now: Degas, CR519, 1879, Diego Martelli, 100×110 , NGS Edinburgh (iR2;R90II,p109+128;R2,p257+267;R114,no519;R26,no556;M63)
Edgar Degas: 1879, CR517, Edmond Duranty, pastel+tempera, 100×100, Glasgow AGM (iR10;iR6;R2,p36+267+311;R90II,p109+128+148+164;R26,no568;R90I,p290+308;M186) = 4IE-1879-58, Portrait de M. Duranty (détrempe) =!? 5IE-1880-44+hc2, Portrait de M. Duranty. Note: the surroundings represent the character.
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-59, Portrait après un bal costumé (détrempe) = CR534, 1879, Portrait after a Costume Ball (Mme Dietz-Monnin), pastel+tempera, 86×75, AI Chicago (iR59;iR2;R90II,p109+128;R2,p267;R26,no562;M20) (Maybe not exhibited)
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-60, Portrait d’amis, sur la scène (pastel) = 1879ca, CR526, Wings of Desire (Ludovic Halevy and Albert Boulanger-Cavé), pastel + tempera, 79×55, Orsay (iR2;iR59;R90II,p109+128;R2,p267;R26,no567;R114,no534;M1)
Edgar Degas, 1878-79, CR499, At the Stock Exchange (with Ernest May in the middle), 100×81, Orsay (iR2;iR23;iR8;R26,no454;R2,p267+278+311;R90II,p110+128+148+163;R90I,p227;R114,no526;M1) = 4IE-1879-61, Portraits, à la bourse = 5IE-1880-35, Portraits à la bourse; appartient à M. E. M. (uncertain if it was exhibited)
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-62, Miss Lola, au cirque Fernando. Now: 1879, CR522, Miss La La at Cirque Fernando, 117×78, NG London (iR2;iR59;R2,p267+279;R90II,p110+128;R90I,p292;R26,no560;R114,no522;R47,p82;R27,p48;M61)
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-63, Chevaux de course (essence) =!? 1881ca (1869-72), CR649, Jockeys before the Race, thinned oil + pastel + gouache, 108×74, BIFA Birmingham (iR2;aR23;R90II,p110+129;R90I,p238;R26,no692;R114,no649)
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-69, Portrait d’un peintre dans son atelier; appartient à M. H.M.L…. =? 1873, CR326, Portrait of Henri Michel-Levy, 41×27, MFCG Lisbon (iR2;R90II,p111+129;R2,p268;R26,no362;R114,no326).
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-70, Chanteuse de café (pastel); appartient à M. C. G… =1878ca, CR478bis, Chanteuse de café (au gant), the singer with the glove, pastel+tempera, 53×41, FAM Cambridge (iR6;aR23;R90II,p72+111+129;R2,p268;R26,no448;R114,no478bis;M32) Loan by Camille Groult =? 3IE-1877-42, Chanteuse de café-concert (probably not exhibited).
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-71, Loge de danseuse (pastel), appartient à Mme A. de C… = 1879, CR529, Dancer in Her Dressing Room, pastel, 60×43, Oskar Reinhart Winterthur (iR2;R90II,p111+130;R90I,p252;R2,p268;R26,no728;R114,no529;M87)
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-72, Danseuse posant chez un photographe =? 1877-78ca, CR447, Dancer Posing for a Photographer (Dancer in Front of the Window), 65×50, Pushkin (iR53;iR2;R90II,p111+130;R2,p268;R26,no505;R114,no447;M96)
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-74, Portrait de danseuse, à la leçon (pastel) =1877-79ca, CR450, The Dance Lesson, pastel, 67×59, Metropolitan (iR8;iR2;R26,no503;iR59;R90II,p111+130;R2,p268;R114,no450;M23) Choosen by Renoir from the Caillebotte bequest.
Edgar Degas: 1877ca, CR434, Theater box, p+mt, 21×17, NGA Washington (iR10;iR48;aR23=MS1980;M21) =?? 4IE-1879-68, Portrait dans une baignoire à l’Opera (pastel).
Edgar Degas: 1880ca, CR586, Ballet, view from a loge, pastel, 70×60, xx (iR10;iR377;R26,no750;R90II,p111) =?? 4IE-1879-68, Portrait dans une baignoire à l’Opera (pastel).
Edgar Degas: 1877-78ca, CR476, Dancer with a Bouquet of Flowers, pastel, 40×50, Providence RISD (iR2;iR377;R26,no509;R47,p57;R2,p311;M152). Option for: 5IE-1880-44+hc3, (no title). Compare: 4IE-1879-68, Portrait dans une baignoire à l’Opera (pastel). Note: the unusual perspective and the effect of light.
Edgar Degas: 1904, CR1442, Study for a Portrait of M. and Mme Louis Rouart, pastel, 98×78, AI Chicago (iR6;aR15=M20;iR10) Compare: 4IE-1879-75, Portraits de M. et Mme H. de C. (détrempe à pastel).
Edgar Degas, 1878-80ca, CR500, (Before) The ballet, pastel, 51×43, NGA Washington (M21;R26,no540;R114,no500;R90II,p112+131;R90I,p244+245+252) =? 4IE-1879-81+hc2, Danseuses derrière la toile
Edgar Degas: 1873-74, CR498, The Rehearsal on Stage, pastel, 53×72, Metropolitan (iR2;R90II,p110+129;R90I,p240;R2,p268+265;R26,no469;R114,no498;M23). Former Ernest May collection. Probably: 4IE-1879-65, École de danse (détrempe); appartient à M. E.M… Maybe: 4IE-1879-81+hc1, Répétition de ballet sur la scène.
Edgar Degas: 1876, CR399, Dance School, oil and tempera, 43×57, SM Vermont (iR10;iR174;R2,p258+267;R90II,p112+131;R90I,p240/1;R26,no489;R114,no399) Probably: 4IE-1879-81+hc1, Répétition de ballet sur la scène. Maybe: 4IE-1879-65, École de danse (détrempe); appartient à M. E. M…
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-73, Grand air, après un ballet (pastel) =!? 1879ca, CR521, Aria after the ballet, pastel + gouache, 60×75, MA Dallas (iR6;iR10;R90II,p111+130;R2,p268;R26,no745;R114,no521;M36)
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-66, École de danse; appartient à M. H.R… =CR537, 1879ca, Rehearsal, 47×61, Frick New York (iR2;R90II,p110+129+294;R2,p268;R26,no727;R114,no537;M37) =Henri Rouart sale 1912-15.1
Edgar Degas: 1880ca, CR532, A frieze, three woman, dr+pastel+tempera, 50×65, private (iR2;R2,p268+341+354;R90II,p110+180+190;R26,no565;R114,no532) =!? 4IE-1879-67, Essai de décoration (détrempe) (probably not exhibited) = 6IE-1881-19+hc2, Portraits en frise pour décorer un appartement
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-64, Blanchisseuses portant du linge en ville (esquisse à l’essence); appartient à M. Coquelin Cadet = 1876-78ca, CR410, Laundresses carrying linen, thinned oil, 46×61, private (iR2;aR23;R280;R2,p267+280;R90II,p110+129;R114,no410;R26,no437) Provenance: Durand-Ruel; Ernest Coquelin Cadet. Compare: 2IE-1876-50, Blanchisseuse portant du linge.
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-77, Eventail; appartient à M. Brame =!? 1879ca, CR457, Fan, the ballet, wc, 16×54, Metropolitan (iR8;iR59;R90II,p111+130;R2,p268+248;R26,no542;R114,no457;M23) Provenance: Hecotor Brame 1879-1891
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-78, Éventail; appartient à Mme L.H. =!? 1878-79, CRsupp72, Deux danseuses sur scène, wc on silk, 16×57, A2005/02/07 (iR6;iR10;iR11;iR15;iR90;R90II,p112+130)
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-79, Éventail; appartient à Mme H. R… =!? 1880ca, CR613, Le ballet, fan gouache, 19×60, Orsay (?) (iR382;iR10;R26,no552;R90II,p112+131;R114,no613;M1)
Edgar Degas: 4IE-1879-80, Eventail =? 1879ca, CR566, dancers, fan wc on silk, 19×58, Metropolitan (iR8;iR10;R90II,p112+131;R26,no544;R114,no566;M23) Provenance Mary Cassatt since 1879 à 1883.
Edgar Degas, 4IE-1879-80, Eventail =? 1879ca, CR567, Dancers in the wings, fan, gouache + pastel, 31×58, private (aR23;iR10;iR39;R26,no543;R114,no567)
Recommanded citation: “Edgar Degas at the 4th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1879; an impression of his exhibited art-works. Last modified 2023/10/30. https://www.impressionism.nl/degas-1879-expo/“
