Woman Drying Her Arm, Edgar Degas, late 1880s–early 1890s

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Woman Drying Her Arm, late 1880s–early 1890s, Pastel and charcoal on light pink wove paper, discolored at the edges, 12 x 17 1/2in. ( x ), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), This pastel is one of eighteen variants on the composition that Degas made in the late 1880s and early 1890s, a testament to his fascination with replicating and multiplying images. He also repeated forms within the scene: the model’s bent left leg closely echoes the shape and line of her extended arms

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Size: 5491px × 3753px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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