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
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 ...