Woman Reclining on Her Bed

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Reclining on Her Bed

Edgar Degas

Date
c. 1885
Medium
Monotype in black ink on ivory laid paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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