Description
In Nude Woman Standing, Drying Herself, Degas studies a body occupied with a practical action rather than a formal pose. The woman bends forward, her long hair falling to the left and her arms gathered near her waist. A light area across the hip stands against the darker space at the right, while drapery appears below. The image’s uneven tones make the movement feel absorbed and immediate.
The print dates from 1891–92 and combines lithographic work with a transfer from monotype. Degas also used crayon, liquid drawing material, and scraping, allowing several kinds of mark to meet on the same surface. The Met’s impression records the fifth of six states, evidence of a repeatedly revised design. That technical development belongs to the work’s character: the figure and the surrounding tones emerge through an active process of adding and removing marks.
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