Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
French, 1834–1917
The Laundresses—Ironing (Les blanchisseuses—le repassage)
c. 1879–80
| Medium | etching and aquatint in black on wove paper |
| Dimensions | frame: 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm) plate: 4 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (11.7 x 16 cm) sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 13/16 in. (23.9 x 32.5 cm) |
| Object Number | 1962.33 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 1962 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, The Laundresses—Ironing (Les blanchisseuses—le repassage), c. 1879–80, etching and aquatint in black on wove paper. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 1962.33
Select Bibliography
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1970.
Boston (MA): Museum of Fine Arts. Edgar Degas, The Reluctant Impressionist. June 20-Sept. 1, 1974. Cat. by Barbara S. Shapiro.
Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland. Degas. Aug. 13-Sept. 30, 1979. Edinburgh International Festival. Cat. by Ronald Pickvance.
Fernandez, Rafael, and Alexandra R. Murphy. Degas in the Clark Collection. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1987.
Loys Delteil.. Edgar Degas.. Paris: Chez l'auteur.. 1919..
