Soon after meeting the Morisot family, Degas began working on a portrait of the eldest daughter, Yves, in the family’s Paris living room. These drawings show different stages of his preparatory process. The earliest shows the sitter facing out. In a second one, squared for transfer, she assumes the profile pose of the painting. A third study is devoted primarily to the setting.
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Title:Study for “Madame Théodore Gobillard” (Yves Morisot)
Artist:Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
Sitter:Madame Théodore Gobillard
Date:1869
Medium:Graphite
Dimensions:13 1/8 × 17 5/16 in. (33.3 × 44 cm)
Classification:Drawings
Credit Line:Gift of John R. Gaines, 1985
Object Number:1985.48
John R. Gaines
Paris. Galeries nationales du Grand Palais. "Degas," February 9–May 16, 1988.
Ottawa. National Gallery of Canada. "Degas," June 16–August 28, 1988.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Degas," September 27, 1988–January 8, 1989.
New Orleans Museum of Art. "Degas and New Orleans: A French Impressionist in America," May 1, 1999–August 29, 1999.
Ordrupgaard. "Degas and New Orleans: A French Impressionist in America," September 16, 1999–November 28, 1999.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Manet / Degas," September 24, 2023–January 7, 2024.
MMA 1988. 89
Jacob Bean "Curatorial Reports and Departmental Accessions: Drawings." in Annual Report of the Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 1, 1984 - June 30, 1985. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 115, New York, 1985.
Jacob Bean, Helen Bobritzky Mules, Gary Tinterow, Lawrence Turčić Notable Acquisitions, 1984-1985: Drawings. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985.
Jean Sutherland Boggs, Douglas Druick, Henri Loyrette, Michael Pantazzi, Gary Tinterow Degas. Ex. cat.: Paris, Ottawa, MMA, 1988-1989. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, National Museums of Canada, New York and Ottawa, 1988-89.
Stephan Wolohojian, Ashley Dunn Manet/Degas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2023.
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