The Siesta—Scene from a Brothel
Edgar Degas
(French, 1834–1917)
1878–80
Medium/TechniqueMonotype in black ink
DimensionsPlatemark: 22.7 x 17.3 cm (8 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 32.7 x 25.9 cm (12 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 32.7 x 25.9 cm (12 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number61.1215
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ProvenanceNovember 22-23, 1918, Degas atelier sale, Galerie Manzi Joyant, Paris, lot 215, sold to Gustave Pellet. 1920, Marcel Guérin (Lugt S. 1872b); from Guérin to Richard H. Zinser (dealer; b. about 1883 - d. 1983), Forest Hills, NY; 1961, sold by Richard H. Zinser to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1961)
