Artist:
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Edgar Degas
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Title:
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Woman in a Bathtub
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Date:
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1889 modeled (cast 1920-21) no. 26/C
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Medium:
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Bronze
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Dimensions:
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8 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (22.23 x 41.91 x 45.09 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Location:
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Gallery 351
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Taking an unusual approach to the traditional theme of the nude bather, and introducing color into his original wax sculpture (through tinted waxes, a lead ring for the tubâs rim, and plaster-soaked cloth puddled at the tubâs edge), Degas achieved a work of daring modernity. Much of The Tubâs impact, as well as its charm, derives from Degasâs clever way of making a full view possible only from directly overhead. Yet the arrangement of the batherâs arms and legs, combined with her self-absorption as she performs her ablutions, results in a carefree innocence that foils the most prurient gaze.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Degas, Edgar
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1834-1917
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark Foundry Mark Cast No.'26/c, cire perdue A.A.Hébrard'
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Physical Description:
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Figure
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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89.99
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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