Artwork
Nude Woman Standing, Drying Herself (Femme nue debout, a sa toilette)
Nude Woman Standing, Drying Herself (Femme nue debout, a sa toilette) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Nude Woman Standing, Drying Herself is a lithograph on laid paper created by Edgar Degas around 1890. It is a print that showcases the artist's exploration of the human form in a private moment.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a woman standing against a plain background, drying her hair with a towel. Her pose is natural and relaxed, with one arm raised and the other resting on her hip, capturing an everyday, unidealized scene.
Technique & Style
The lithograph's grainy texture results from Degas' use of a technique that allows ink to sit on a flat stone. The rough, sketchy lines give the print a quick, unfinished feel, characteristic of late 19th-century lithography used for fast, expressive drawings.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas on 19 July 1834 in Paris, Edgar Degas came from an affluent banking family with aristocratic roots and spent his childhood among the cultivated circles of the French capital.
