La Toilette /Woman Combing Her Hair ( 1884–1886)
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) - Impressionist/ Realist
Location: Pushkin Museum, Moscow
”… By 1885, most of his more important works were done in pastel. He submitted a suite of nudes, all rendered in pastel, to the final Impressionist exhibition in 1886; The figures in these pastels were criticized for their ungainly poses, as in this work, in which the figure squats awkwardly in a tub, yet the steep perspective gives the work a solid, sculptural balance. ..” http://www.metmuseum.org
