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Woman on a Chaise Longue, Wiping Her Back with a Rolled Towel
Woman on a Chaise Longue, Wiping Her Back with a Rolled Towel

Woman on a Chaise Longue, Wiping Her Back with a Rolled Towel

Artist Edgar Degas French, 1834 - 1917
Printer Goupil & Cie
Date1897
MediumHeliotype
DimensionsSheet: 11 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (30.2 x 25.7 cm)
Overall: 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (47 x 39.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineThe Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York.
Object number2008.9.14
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  • Works on Paper
InscribedSigned in the plate, upper right corner: "Degas".
MarkingsOn print: Copyright stamp, lower left corner, "Copyright 1897 by Jean Boussod Manzi Joyantccie, Paris".
DescriptionNude figure reclining on back of a chair or couch. The original storage mat includes a heavy weight paper backing and window mat with a slightly lighter weight paper cover. The cover has a stamped number at the lower right corner which corresponds to a numbered list of contents on the portfolio cover.