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Collections: European Art: Seated Nude Woman Drying Her Hair (Femme nue assise s'essuyant les cheveux)

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Seated Nude Woman Drying Her Hair (Femme nue assise s'essuyant les cheveux)

Artist: Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917
Medium: Pastel on translucent paper mounted on paperboard
Place Made: France
Dates: ca. 1902
Dimensions: 25 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (64.1 x 69.9 cm) Frame: 39 x 46 x 2 3/4 in. (99.1 x 116.8 x 7 cm)
Markings: Stamped lower left: "Degas" (Lugt 658)
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 54.54
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Leo Smith
Image: Overall, 54.54_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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