Lot 18 · Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale)
Femme s'épongeant le dos
Edgar Degas · black chalk and pastel on paper laid down on board
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale) , New York · 3 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 25 7/8 x 20 1/8 in. (65.8 x 51.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5875512
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edgar Degas, Femme s'épongeant le dos. Christie's, 3 Nov 2004, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5875512.
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Edgar Degas, Femme s'épongeant le dos. Christie's, 3 Nov 2004, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5875512.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale) · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande nature morte | Fernand Léger | $900,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Oiseaux dans une cage | Pablo Picasso | $1,200,000–$1,600,000 | |
| Les anciens moulins de Montmartre et la ferme Debray | Maurice Utrillo | $600,000–$900,000 | |
| Buste de femme | Pablo Picasso | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Nature morte à la cuiller | Georges Braque | $450,000–$650,000 | |
| L'Eté | Camille Pissarro | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Degas | Intérieur | $635,000 | Sotheby's, May 2025 | |
| Edgar Degas | Danseuse, arabesque ouverte sur la jambe droite, bras droit | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Le danseur Perrot, assis | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Cheval marchant au pas relevé | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Edgar Degas | edgar degas | grande arabesque, deuxième temps | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Edgar Degas | Mademoiselle Salle | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Edgar Degas | edgar degas | grande arabesque, troisième temps | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Edgar Degas | quatre danseuses | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 |
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