Interactive Gigazoom • Scroll or Double-Click
100%
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Diego Martelli
Description
This sheet is one of many studies that Degas made in 1879 of his friend and supporter, the Italian art critic and patron Diego Martelli (1839-1896). Martelli was one of the most important champions of progressive modern art in Italy, and his writings on the 1879 Impressionist show became famous, playing a crucial role in publicizing the movement. This sheet relates to two painted portraits of the critic, one in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, and the other in the National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires.
Provenance
Estate of Edgar Degas [1834-1917], Paris; (Galerie Georges Petit, third Degas sale, Paris, April 8-9, 1919, no. 160.1, probably sold to Georges Viau); Georges Viau [1855-1939], Paris; Mme. Demotte, Paris; B. Natanson, Paris; (Victor D. Spark, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
44 × 31.3 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1953.268
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Drawings • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery