Description
Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth catches a fleeting, private gesture. Her raised hand, lowered gaze and flushed face stand out against the subdued background, leaving the moment’s emotion suggestive rather than fully explained.
Edgar Degas painted this study around 1875 using oil colors thinned with turpentine. The restrained palette and loosely handled surface concentrate attention on the woman’s expression, giving an ordinary movement an unusual psychological presence.
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