Description
This sensual nude is one of four similar works, each dedicated by Degas to a male friend. In this case, the friend was Philippe Burty, a great print collector and critic whose influence on the graphic arts in France in the late 19th century was unequaled.
Accession Number
34611
Medium
Monotype in black ink on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 19.9 × 41.5 cm (7 7/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 22.2 × 41.9 cm (8 3/4 × 16 1/2 in.)
Classification
monotype
Credit Line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
