The Toilette (c &#; c) by Edgar Degas
The artwork titled &#;The Toilette&#; was created by the renowned artist Edgar Degas between circa and This piece is rendered in pastel and is a quintessential example of the Impressionist movement, to which Degas contributed significantly. As a genre, it belongs to nude painting (nu) and showcases the artist&#;s delicate yet expressive handling of the medium. Presently, this artwork is held in a private collection, indicating that it is not on public display.
&#;The Toilette&#; by Degas captures an intimate moment of personal grooming. The central figure is a nude woman seen from behind, bent forward over a basin, seemingly immersed in her ablutions. The pastel medium allows for a soft diffusion of light and color across the composition, imbuing the scene with a sense of immediacy and tactile sensuality. There is an interesting juxtaposition of the figure&#;s gentle, warm skin tones with the cooler, abstractly rendered backgrounds of drapery and interior elements, characteristic of Degas&#; ability to blend realism with elements of atmospheric abstraction.
In the background, one can discern the faded presence of other figures, perhaps re
LA TOILETTE
NAISSANCE DE LINTIME
Scénographie
Pays-Bas du Sud. Le Bain, tenture de la vie seigneuriale. Vers Laine et soie x cm. Paris, musée de Cluny - Musée national du Moyen Age. © RMN Grand Palais (musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen-Âge) / Franck Raux.
Heinrich Aldegraver. Suzanne surprise au bain par les deux vieillards, Gravure sur bois. Paris, Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts.
Anonyme (École de Fontainebleau). Portrait présumé de Gabrielle d'Estrées et la Duchesse de Villars au bain. Fin du XVIème siècle. Huile sur toile 63,5 x 84 cm. Montpellier, Musée Languedocien. Collections de la société Archéologique de Montpellier. © Musée de la Société Archéologique, Montpellier, France / Giraudon / Bridgeman Images.
Scénographie
Abraham Bosse (d'après). La Vue (femme à sa toilette). Après Huile sur toile, x cm. Tours, musée des Beaux-Arts. © Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours.
Georges de La Tour. La Femme à la puce, Huile sur toile, x 89 cm. Nancy, Musée Lorrain. © RMN-Grand Palais / Philippe Bernard.
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La toilette
Circa
Pastel
59, 3 x 61 cm - 23 3/8 x 24 in.
Signé en bas à droite : Degas
Collection particulière
Dernière mise à jour :
Référence : MS
History
Durand-Ruel & Cie, Paris - Gustave Pellet, Paris - Pearson, Buenos Ayres - Wildenstein & Co. - Florence J. Gould, Cannes, circa - Vente Sotheby's, New York, 24 avril , n°
Exhibitions
Paris, Durand-Ruel & Cie, , n° 47 - Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, , Exposition Degas, n° 56 (repr.).
Bibliography
Mauclair, Degas, , p. 99 (repr.) - Cabanne, Degas, , p. , pl. - Lemoisne, , III, n° , repr. p. - Lassaigne, Minervino, , n° , repr. p.
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