Study for a Portrait of Mathilde Salle — Edgar Degas | DiscoverArt

Study for a Portrait of Mathilde Salle

modeled ca. 1892, cast 1920

Bronze on black marble base

10.2 × 12.4 cm (4 × 4.9 in)

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