Woman Drying Her Foot, 1885–86, Pastel on buff wove paper, affixed to original pulpboard mount, 19 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. ( x 54

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Woman Drying Her Foot, 1885–86, Pastel on buff wove paper, affixed to original pulpboard mount, 19 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. ( x 54 cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), 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

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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