EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917) The Little 14-year-old Dancer Proof in bronze with shaded brown patina Signed "Degas" on the left shoe Stamp of the Guastini foundry and letter J Height: 69.5 cm Bronze proof with brown patina Signed "Degas" on the left slipper Height: 27 3/8 in. Provenance Private collection La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans is a wax sculpture presented by Edgar Degas at the 1881 Exposition des Indépendants.The Comité Degas contractually authorised its reduction in bronze to a height of around 70 cm for 38 bronzes individually stamped as follows: 26 bronzes marked with the letters of the alphabet from A to Z. 9 bronzes marked from I/IX to IX/IX. 1 bronze marked "HEIR" for the Comité Degas. 2 bronzes marked HC1/2 and HC2/2. This Petite Danseuse 70 cm letter J is registered in the Committee's computer database. This record is intended for the production of a Catalogue Raisonné of Degas' sculptures. A certificate from the Comité Degas dated 7 November 2019 will be given to the buyer.