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The Morning Bath

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Later in his career Edgar Degas began using pastel more frequently and created some two hundred pastel drawings of bathers, including this example, which shows a woman stepping into a tub. The soft and crumbly consistency of this medium allowed him to both blend colors and apply more assertive marks that remain distinct. Here, the combination of these effects is evident in his handling of the various fabrics throughout. The woman is shown mid-step, her left leg already inside the tub and her right arm clutching the curtain to maintain her balance. Disheveled bedsheets and rumpled pillow sit between the viewer and the woman, adding a voyeuristic feel to this view of a private morning ritual.

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Medium	paper (fiber product)
Dimensions	43 × 70 Cm
Tags	Century of Progressinteriorwomenworld's fairsChicago World's Fairs
Certificate	Certificate not provided

Timeline

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Tue

Jan

exhibition

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, "Degas and the Nude", October 9, 2011 - February 5, 2012, pp. 186, 187, 213 fig. 198, cat. by George T. M. Shackelford, Xavier Rey, et.al.

2026 at 08:11 PM

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, "Degas and the Nude", October 9, 2011 - February 5, 2012, pp. 186, 187, 213 fig. 198, cat. by George T. M. Shackelford, Xavier Rey, et.al.

Tue

Jan

note

Marni Kessler, Sheer Material Presence: The Veil in Late 19th Century French Visual Culture

2026 at 08:06 PM

Marni Kessler, Sheer Material Presence: The Veil in Late 19th Century French Visual Culture (Minnesota, 2006).

Tue

Jan

note

Charlotte Bordeaux, The Letters of Pauline Palmer

2026 at 08:05 PM

Charlotte Bordeaux, The Letters of Pauline Palmer (2005).

Tue

Jan

note

Joseph Czestochowski and Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures: Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, exh. cat.

2026 at 08:02 PM

Joseph Czestochowski and Anne Pingeot, Degas Sculptures: Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, exh. cat. (Memphis, 2002), p. 45, fig. 9.

Tue

Jan

exhibition

Atlanta, High Museum of Art, "Degas & America: The Early Collectors, " February 28-May 27, 2001.

2026 at 08:01 PM

Atlanta, High Museum of Art, "Degas & America: The Early Collectors," February 28-May 27, 2001.

Tue

Jan

note

Degas & America: The Early Collectors, exh. cat.

2026 at 08:00 PM

Degas & America: The Early Collectors, exh. cat. (High Museum of Art, 2000).

Tue

Jan

note

Belinda Thomson, Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception

2026 at 08:00 PM

Belinda Thomson, Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception (New York, 2000), pp. 243-244 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

note

Daniel Catton Rich, Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas

2026 at 07:51 PM

Daniel Catton Rich, Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas (New York, 1951), p. 116.

Tue

Jan

note

Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son Oeuvre 3

2026 at 07:46 PM

Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son Oeuvre 3 (Paris, 1946), p. 598, no. 1028 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

note

George Slocombe, "Artist as Misanthrope," Coronet 3:6

2026 at 07:38 PM

George Slocombe, "Artist as Misanthrope," Coronet 3:6 (April 1,1938), p. 19 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

exhibition

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, "Degas, " November 7-December 7, 1936, pp. 33-34 and 95, cat. 43 (ill.).

2026 at 07:36 PM

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, "Degas," November 7-December 7, 1936, pp. 33-34 and 95, cat. 43 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, " June 1-November 1, 1934, p. 35, cat. 203.

2026 at 07:34 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture," June 1-November 1, 1934, p. 35, cat. 203.

Tue

Jan

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, " June 1-November 1, 1933, p. 42, cat. 287.

2026 at 07:33 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture," June 1-November 1, 1933, p. 42, cat. 287.

Tue

Jan

note

Daniel Catton Rich, "Franzoeische Impressionisten im Art Institute ze Chicago," Pantheon 11

2026 at 07:33 PM

Daniel Catton Rich, "Franzoeische Impressionisten im Art Institute ze Chicago," Pantheon 11 (March 1933), p. 76 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

note

Daniel Catton Rich, "A Family Portrait by Degas," The Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin 23:8

2026 at 07:29 PM

Daniel Catton Rich, "A Family Portrait by Degas," The Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin 23:8 (November 1929), p. 127 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

note

J.B. Manson, The Life and Work of Edgar Degas

2026 at 07:27 PM

J.B. Manson, The Life and Work of Edgar Degas (London, 1927), p. 47.

Tue

Jan

note

given to the Art Institute, 1922.

2026 at 07:22 PM

given to the Art Institute, 1922.

Wed

Jan

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Broad Spectrum: Color on Paper, Past and Present, " September 12–October 31, 1999, hors. cat.

1999 at 05:32 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Broad Spectrum: Color on Paper, Past and Present," September 12–October 31, 1999, hors. cat.

Sat

Jan

note

Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas

1996 at 05:32 PM

Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas (Chicago, 1996), pp. 56-57, 59 (ill. detail), 101 (ill.), and 110, pl. 30.

Sat

Jan

exhibition

London, The National Gallery, "Degas: Beyond Impressionism, " May 22-August 26, 1996, p. 271, cat. 83 (ill.); traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, September 28, 1996-January 5, 1997.

1996 at 05:32 PM

London, The National Gallery, "Degas: Beyond Impressionism," May 22-August 26, 1996, p. 271, cat. 83 (ill.); traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, September 28, 1996-January 5, 1997.

Wed

Jan

exhibition

Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, "Degas Retrospective, " June 16-August 28, 1988, pp. 526-527, cat. 320 (ill.).

1988 at 05:32 PM

Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, "Degas Retrospective," June 16-August 28, 1988, pp. 526-527, cat. 320 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

note

Richard Brettell, French Impressionists

1987 at 05:32 PM

Richard Brettell, French Impressionists (Chicago, 1987), pp. 96, 97, 98, and 117 (ill.).

Mon

Jan

note

Denys Sutton, Edgar Degas: Life and Work

1986 at 05:32 PM

Denys Sutton, Edgar Degas: Life and Work (New York, 1986), p. 238.

Mon

Jan

note

Eunice Lipton, Looking into Degas: Uneasy Images of Women and Modern Life

1986 at 05:32 PM

Eunice Lipton, Looking into Degas: Uneasy Images of Women and Modern Life (Berkeley, Calif., 1986), pp. 165, 167, fig. 107, and p. 174,.

Fri

Jan

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Degas in The Art Institute of Chicago, " July 19-September 23, 1984, pp. 160-162, cat. 76 (ill.), cat. by Richard R. Brettell and Suzanne Folds McCullagh.

1984 at 05:32 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Degas in The Art Institute of Chicago," July 19-September 23, 1984, pp. 160-162, cat. 76 (ill.), cat. by Richard R. Brettell and Suzanne Folds McCullagh.

Fri

Jan

note

Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son œuvre, vol. III

1984 at 05:32 PM

Paul-André Lemoisne, Degas et son œuvre, vol. III (New York, 1984), pp. 598-599, no. 1028 (ill.).

Wed

Jan

note

Keith Roberts, Degas

1982 at 05:32 PM

Keith Roberts, Degas (Oxford, 1982), p. 43, no. 33 (ill.).

Sun

Jan

note

Eunice Lipton, "Degas' Bathers: The Case for Realism," Arts Magazine 54: 9

1980 at 05:32 PM

Eunice Lipton, "Degas' Bathers: The Case for Realism," Arts Magazine 54: 9 (May 1980), p. 94.

Sat

Jan

note

Harold Joachim and Sandra Haller Olsen, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Nineteenth Century 2

1979 at 05:32 PM

Harold Joachim and Sandra Haller Olsen, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Nineteenth Century 2 (Chicago, 1979), p. 45, no. 2G7.

Thu

Jan

note

Alfred Werner, Degas Pastels

1977 at 05:32 PM

Alfred Werner, Degas Pastels (New York, 1977), p. 74, no. 28 (ill.).

Tue

Jan

note

Alice Bellony-Rewald, The Lost World of the Impressionists

1976 at 05:32 PM

Alice Bellony-Rewald, The Lost World of the Impressionists (London, 1976), p. 196 (ill.).

Wed

Jan

note

Sandra Grung, Supplement to Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection

1971 at 05:32 PM

Sandra Grung, Supplement to Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1971), p. 122D.

Tue

Jan

note

Franco Russoli and Fiorella Minervino, L'opera completa di Degas

1970 at 05:32 PM

Franco Russoli and Fiorella Minervino, L'opera completa di Degas (Milan, 1970), no. 946 (ill.).

Thu

Jan

note

Frederick A. Sweet, "Great Chicago Collectors," Apollo LXXXIV

1966 at 05:32 PM

Frederick A. Sweet, "Great Chicago Collectors," Apollo LXXXIV (September, 1966), pp. 193 and 195.

Fri

Jan

note

Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection

1961 at 05:32 PM

Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 121.

Mon

Jan

note

sold to Mr....

1896 at 05:32 PM

sold to Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer I, Chicago, June 20, 1896 [Ottawa 1988]

Sun

Jan

note

Sold by the artist to Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, December 16, 1895 [Ottawa 1988]

1895 at 05:32 PM

Sold by the artist to Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, December 16, 1895 [Ottawa 1988]