After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself, Edgar Degas, 1890s

To achieve a dry, pastel look, some of the oil was leached out of the paint before it was applied. The pattern for the background wallpaper was made by first brushing on a faint wash of red paint for the background, and then applying spots of gray and orange paint with the fingers (some fingerprints are visible under magnification). Object Type: painting. Date: 1890s. Dimensions: height: 86 cm (33.8 in); width: 75.5 cm (29.7 in); frame: height: 105.2 cm (41.4 in); width: 94.5 cm (37.2 in); depth: 8.3 cm (3.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Princeton University Art Museum. 1890, Degas, After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself