Head of Thérèse Degas

Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917)

Fitzwilliam Museum

Thérèse Degas (1840-1897) was the sister of the artist and was painted by Degas many times. She is shown in profile to the left. The verso depicts a study of a monk with bare feet reading. This drawing is from a collection of works which also includes other studies of nudes, dancers, horses, after Donatello's 'David', and portrait studies of Jules Perrot Debal.

• Medium: pencil on pink paper
• Dimensions: 28.5 x 23.6cm
• ArtFunded in: 1978
• Bequeathed by Andrew S F Gow through The Art Fund

Provenance

Professor Andrew Gow left his collection to the National Art Collections Fund for presentation to the Fitzwilliam.

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