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After the Bath III, Second State,
1891–92
Edgar Degas, 1834–1917; born and died Paris, France
x1946-196
In July 1891, Degas wrote, “I am hoping to do a suite of lithographs, a first series on nude women at their toilette, and a second on nude dancers.” Degas frequently used the printmaking process as a way to capture multiple variations on a theme as he refined a particular pose or composition. This lithograph is one in a series of six related prints he derived from a single drawing of a standing female figure with long flowing hair, who is seen from behind while drying herself with a towel after her bath. In this image—nearly abstract in the graphic simplicity of the pose—the artist focused on the intimacy of the moment.
Information
Title
After the Bath III, Second State
Dates
1891–92
Maker
Medium
Lithograph, transfer and crayon
Dimensions
image: 29 x 26.3 cm. (11 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
sheet: 37.7 x 26.5 cm. (14 13/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Laura P. Hall Memorial Collection
Object Number
x1946-196
Reference Numbers
Reed and Shapiro 65, 2/2; Adhemar/Cachin 67, 2/2; Delteil 63
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