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Victoria Dubourg

c. 1866
(French, 1834–1917)
France, 19th century
graphite
Support: Off-white wove paper
Sheet: 30.9 x 21.9 cm (12 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1951.483
Location: not on view
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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.
Victoria Dubourg

Victoria Dubourg

c. 1866

Edgar Degas

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

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