Cliffs on the Edge of the Sea
Edgar Degas
(French, 1834–1917)
1869
Medium/TechniquePastel on paper
Dimensions44.1 x 58.4 cm (17 3/8 x 23 in.)
Credit LineGift of Lydia Pope Turtle and Isabel Pope Conant in memory of their father, Herbert Pope
Accession number1980.390
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPastels
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ProvenanceJuly 2-4, 1919, Degas atelier sale, Galerie Georges Petit, lot 59b. Galerie Nunès et Fiquet, Paris. 1928, sold by Alex, Reid and Lefevre, Ltd., London, to Herbert Pope (b. 1870 or 1871 - d. 1958), Chicago; by descent to his daughter, Lydia Pope Turtle (b. 1905 - d. 2001), Brookline, MA; 1980, gift of Lydia Pope Turtle to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 12, 1980)
Edgar Degas
