1892
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
After the Bath III is a 1892 by Edgar Degas, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two women in a dim room. One stands with her back to us, drying her hair with a towel. The other sits on a chair, also towel-draped, with her head down. The light is soft, and the lines are rough, like quick pencil strokes. The artist focused on everyday moments, not polished scenes. The blurry edges and loose shading make it feel fast and real. Next, look up Edgar Degas to see more of his sketches.
Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas on 19 July 1834 in Paris, Edgar Degas came from an affluent banking family with aristocratic roots and spent his childhood among the cultivated circles of the French capital.
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