Past Exhibition

Nineteenth-Century Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection

The image features two figures from the waist up, depicted in expressive sketches. The person on the left is leaning back, looking at the other figure. They have a bun hairstyle and wear a long-sleeved dress. The figure on the right has their back partially facing the viewer, also looking towards the left. They have their hair tied back and wear a dress with billowing sleeves. The background is a textured surface.
Edgar Degas, Laundress Carrying Linen, c. 1885/1895, charcoal counterproof on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.24

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    West Building, Ground Floor, Gallery GN-20 (400 sq. ft.)
The image features two figures from the waist up, depicted in expressive sketches. The person on the left is leaning back, looking at the other figure. They have a bun hairstyle and wear a long-sleeved dress. The figure on the right has their back partially facing the viewer, also looking towards the left. They have their hair tied back and wear a dress with billowing sleeves. The background is a textured surface.
Edgar Degas, Laundress Carrying Linen, c. 1885/1895, charcoal counterproof on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.24

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