Study of a Draped Figure
Edgar Degas
1857–58
Medium
Graphite heightened with white gouache
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (29.2 x 22.5cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1975
Accession Number
1975.5
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Human Figures
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 ...