Woman Putting on a Stocking
Edgar Degas
1895–1910
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
16 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (42.5 x 28.6 x 14.6 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998
Accession Number
1999.363.17
Tags
Women
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 ...