Leaving the Bath
Edgar Degas
1879/1880
Medium
drypoint and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23 x 18 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.) plate: 12.8 × 12.8 cm (5 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.16.47
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 ...