Woman Drying Her Foot

1885–86
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 817
In this pastel and another of 1885–86 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Degas explored the expressive potential of a bather doubled-up, snail-like, drying her foot. The blue, yellow, and green harmonies in the two works are typical of many of his bather pastels, but the hues here are more high-keyed.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman Drying Her Foot
  • Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
  • Date: 1885–86
  • Medium: Pastel on buff wove paper, affixed to original pulpboard mount
  • Dimensions: 19 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (50.2 x 54 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.36
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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