Sotheby’s November 3, 2008 Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York will feature an outstanding group of six works by an artist who is among the most celebrated and loved artists in all art history, Edgar Degas. The collection captures the classic themes of the artist’s oeuvre in a variety of mediums. Chief among them is Danseuse au repos, a pastel and gouache from the acclaimed series of studies of young ballet dancers executed in the 1870s. Other works to be offered include a study of Degas’ renowned Petite danseuse de quatorze ans, as well examples of the artist’s celebrated bathers in both pastel and bronze. Prior to exhibition and sale in New York, many of the works will be shown in London and Moscow.

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