Leaving the Bath
1879–80
Medium
Drypoint and aquatint on laid paper; twelfth state of twenty-two, or more states
Dimensions
plate: 5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm) sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 3/16 in. (30.8 x 20.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.39.1
Rights
Public Domain
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About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...