Woman Arranging Her Hair
original wax possibly late 1880s/1890s, cast 1920/1962
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View on museum website →Medium
copper alloy
Dimensions
overall with base: 46.5 x 26.1 x 15.2 cm (18 5/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 in.) height (of figure): 46.1 cm (18 1/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.65
About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...