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Victoria Dubourg

c. 1866

Edgar Degas

(French, 1834–1917)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
graphite
Support
Off-white wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 30.9 x 21.9 cm (12 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1951.483
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Around the time this drawing was made, its subject, Victoria Dubourg, became engaged to the artist Henri Fantin-Latour, also a friend of Degas.

Description

This drawing is one of several studies that Edgar Degas created for a painted portrait of the artist Victoria Dubourg, now in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art. Here, Degas concentrated on the facial expression of Dubourg, known for her still-lifes of flowers. Attempting to precisely render Dubourg's direct gaze, Degas drew her eyes in greater detail, even adding an additional sketch along the sheet's upper margin.
A vertically oriented graphite drawing depicts a woman with light skin tone from the chest up, facing us. Her dark hair is pulled back, and fine, soft hatching shades the right side of her face and features. She wears a light blouse with vertical pleats and a small bow at the collar. A single eye is sketched above her head, and a red signature appears in the bottom left corner.

Victoria Dubourg

c. 1866

Edgar Degas

(French, 1834–1917)
France, 19th century

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