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Après le bain, femme s'essuyant

Drawing
1834-1917 (made)
Artist/Maker
Degas, Hilaire-Germain Edgar (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Drawing of a woman sitting on the edge of a bathtub, drying herself with a towel.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleAprès le bain, femme s'essuyant (popular title)
Materials and techniques
charcoal
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing
Brief description
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, Apres le bain, femme s'essuyant.
French School
Physical description
Drawing of a woman sitting on the edge of a bathtub, drying herself with a towel.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 47.8cm
  • Sheet width: 59.7cm
16 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches, according to catalogue.
Marks and inscriptions
(Signed with the artist's stamp)
Object history
One of 5 drawings bought at auction on 9th April 1919 [E.3685 to 3689-1919]. Bought at the Degas Sale by C R D Maclagan on behalf of the V&A. E.3685 and 3686-1919 were lot 363; E.3687 and 3688-1919 were lot 364; E.3689-1919 was lot 388.
Subjects depicted
Bathtubs
Towels
Drying
Bibliographic references
  • Tableaux, pastels et dessins par Edgar Degas, et provenant de son atelier. 1919 April 7-9 Paris, Galerie Georges Petit
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
  • p. 355 Degas - Rodin : Wettlauf der Giganten zur Moderne / Herausgegeben von Gerhard Finckh. Wuppertal : Von der Heydt-Museum ; Paris : in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Musée Rodin, 2016. 9783892020950
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3689-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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