Leaving the Bath, Edgar Degas | Mia

Female nude seen from behind as she leaves her bath, with her attendant waiting nearby holding a towel. Not signed. No marks. — Leaving the Bath, 1879-1880
Edgar Degas
Drypoint and aquatint
The John R. Van Derlip Fund P.90.1
Not on View
Edgar Degas's fascination with the human figure led him to depict the female bather for almost thirty years. "The nude has always been portrayed in postures that presuppose an audience," he once said. "But my women are simple, straightforward women, concerned with nothing beyond their physical existence.... It's as though one were peeping through a keyhole."

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Title: Leaving the Bath
Dated: 1879-1880
Artist: Edgar Degas
Nationality: French
Artist Life: 1834 - 1917
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm) (plate)8 x 7 1/4 in. (20.32 x 18.42 cm) (sheet)19 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (50.17 x 40.01 x 2.86 cm) (outer frame)
Credit: The John R. Van Derlip Fund
Accession Number: P.90.1
Medium: Drypoint and aquatint
Country: France
Century: 19th century
Provenance: Passed down through unidentied family members to Ami Ladd Vitko, Long Lake, Minn.; acquired by MIA, 1990. Previous owner stated that the print had belonged to her great-grandmother, who was thought to have been one of Degas's studio models.
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print
Catalogue Raisonne: Delteil 39; Adhemar 49; Reed & Shapiro 42-undescribed state between xv and xvi/xxii
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