EDGAR DEGAS (1834–1917) Woman seated in an armchair, wiping her neck Bronze cast with a variegated brown patina Numbered 44 IX/IX Degas’s signature stamp on the base ‘CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI’ stamp on the flange Cast under the supervision of the artist’s family Height: 32 cm Provenance European private collection Key bibliography Hébrard 44; Pingeot 58; Rewald 70; Czestochowski 44 This edition comprises a series marked with the letters A to T and a series numbered in Roman numerals from I/IX to IX/IX. A notarised copy of the certificate of authenticity from Artco France Éditeur d’Art, dated 2007, will be provided to the purchaser. We would like to thank the Degas Committee for their cooperation; a certificate of authenticity may be requested at the purchaser’s expense.