ROMANCE OF A PICTURE.
£17,400 FOR A DEGAS. WORK THAT ARTIST SOLD FOR £2O. [INDEPENDENT PRESS CABLE] LONDON, Dec. 12. A picture by the French painter Degas lias been sold in Paris to an American for £17,400. This is a record price for the work of a living artist. , Degas originally received £2O for the picture that has now realised quite a fortune. /
[Hilaire-Germain Edgard Degas is one of the greatest impressionist painters. He was born on July 19, 1834, and is therefore in his 79th year.]
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3714, 27 December 1912, Page 8
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87ROMANCE OF A PICTURE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3714, 27 December 1912, Page 8
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