Edgar Degas

Girl drying herself



Edgar Degas - Girl drying herself



Edgar Degas
Girl drying herself
1885
80.1 x 51.2 cm
Pastel
Signed and dated lower right: Degas / 85
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 703

Literature
Richard Kendall, Degas landscapes, New Haven, 1993 - fig. 116


Provenance

Dikran Khan Kélékian, Paris and New York
his sale, American Art Association, New York, 30-31 January 1922, 2nd day, nr. 153, as The Bather
Neuman
Gerald Brooks
Mrs. Helen Brooks
purchased June 1936 by Marie N. (1903-1970) and W. Averell (1891-1986) Harriman, New York and Washington, D.C.
W. Averell Harriman Foundation
gift 1972 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1972.9.9

Other works by Edgar Degas


Edgar Degas Two Dancers
Two Dancers
c. 1898/99

Edgar Degas Russian dancer
Russian dancer
c. 1899

Edgar Degas After the bath
After the bath
c. 1896-99

Edgar Degas At the Toilette, Woman Combing her Hair
At the Toilette, Woman Combing her Hair
c. 1895-1900

Edgar Degas The bath
The bath
c. 1890-94