The Morning Bath - Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer Collection

European Art Modern Art Paintings Prints

"The Morning Bath" by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1887/90) Pastel on off-white laid paper mounted on board.

Commentary

"The Morning Bath" by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1887/90) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Themes to notice include pastel. This piece is held in the source c ollection's Prints and Drawings collection. Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917. The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as pastel, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Pastel on off-white laid paper mounted on board) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (70.6 × 43.3 cm (27 13/16 × 17 1/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include pastel. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/81528

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data