After the Bath (La sortie du bain (Grand planche))

c. 1891

Edgar Degas

Associated Names
Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

The image shows a partial view of a person's upper body, focusing on their back and shoulders. The individual is positioned with their back slightly turned and head bent forward. Their facial features are not clearly visible due to the angle and shading, with long hair cascading down to partially obscure their face. The person's clothing is not distinctly detailed, and there is no visible jewelry or objects in their hands. Surrounding the figure is a textured shading, with a cluster of floral motifs or abstracted shapes in the upper background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 38.5 x 38.5 cm (15 3/16 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.110

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 64, State iv?/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Hartshorne (1866-1927), New Jersey (Lugt 2215b); (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 23 January 1946, lot 87)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • Edgar Degas, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, 1955, no cat.

1959

  • The Great Century: France 1800-1900, The University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1959.

1960

  • Loan exhibition of Degas for the benefit of the Citizen's Committee for Children of New York, Inc., Wildenstein and Co., New York, 1960, no. 107.

1967

  • Degas Lithographs, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; and University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS, 1967.

1985

  • Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, 1984-1985, no. 66 (V), repro.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

1984

  • Reed, Sue Welsh, and Barbara Stern Shapiro. Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1984: no.66, state v/v (dated 1891-1892).

Inscriptions

recto: at lower left, in graphite, in later hand: L.D. 64 IV De toute rarite; verso: at lower center, in graphite, in later hand: 20741 / 13 [circled]; at left center, in graphite, in later hand: S [circled] / G YOX

Markings

recto: none; verso: Robert Hartshorne (Lugt 2215b)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65071939

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