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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

French, 1834–1917

After the Bath: Large Plate (La sortie du bain: grande planche)

c. 1891–92

In the final print from his series of bathers, Degas presents a close study of the figure’s body that captures the play of light on the muscles across the woman’s back. In order to test his work, Degas made several in- progress impressions, or states, which record the piece’s evolution. States one, two, three, and four—reproduced here—indicate that at first there was a maidservant offering the bather a towel. In the final print, however, only the tips of the servant’s fingers are visible above the bather’s head. The many layers contained within this single work show the importance of repetition and reconfiguration in Degas’s printmaking process.

Medium lithograph, transfer, and crayon in black ink on paper
Dimensions image: 11 x 11 15/16 in. (28 x 30.4 cm) sheet: 16 x 19 1/4 in. (40.6 x 48.9 cm)
Object Number 1962.37
Acquisition Acquired by the Clark, 1962
Status On View

Image Caption

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, After the Bath: Large Plate (La sortie du bain: grande planche), c. 1891–92, lithograph, transfer, and crayon in black ink on paper. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 1962.37

Select Bibliography

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Twenty-nine: Curator's Choice. May, 1965.. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1970. Fernandez, Rafael, and Alexandra R. Murphy. Degas in the Clark Collection. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1987. Boston (MA): Museum of Fine Arts.. Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker. Nov. 13, 1984-Jan. 13, 1985; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 16-April 14, 1985; Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, London, May 15-July 14, 1985. Cat. by Sue Welsh Reed and Barbara Stern Shapiro. Loys Delteil.. Edgar Degas.. Paris: Chez l'auteur.. 1919..

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