Femme se Coiffant (Woman Arranging her Hair)
Maker and role
Artist: Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917
Year
ca. 1892, cast 1924
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Bronze
Measurements
height, 18 3/8in (46.7cm)
Credit line
Mary and Sylvan Lang Collection
Accession number
1975.61
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
In this bronze sculpture, Edgar Degas presents a nude woman, her body leaned forward and her face obscured as she styles her hair. The composition of the figure is similar to those found in Degas' paintings of women bathing. The artist exhibits a greater interest in the curves of the body and the actions of the model than in capturing her personality or identity. More so than his posed representations of dancers, the nude served throughout Degas' life as a subject for exploring new ideas and styles.
Documentation
The Sylvan and Mary Lang Collection: An Exhibition on the Occasion of the Opening of the Sylvan and Mary Lang Galleries, March, 1973; 1973; no. 45
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 43
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 43
Signature & date
Signed on base: Degas
Inscribed on base: 50/H Cire Perdue A.A. Hebrard
Inscribed on base: 50/H Cire Perdue A.A. Hebrard
Detail date
1924
Subject period
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