Degas sketches women with flowers

1965.253: Study for "A Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)"

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Drawings

In precise graphite lines on off white paper, a woman is shown seated at a table facing us and looking to the right.

Woman with Chrysanthemums by Degas - World History Encyclopedia

Her curly hair is visible on her forehead under her hat which is decorated in front with flowers. She wears a coat and a scarf around her neck hangs down in front as she rests her right elbow on a table. She holds her hand up to her cheek, her forefinger extended and the others curling under. The space behind her is left blank.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.253
People
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, French (Paris, France 1834 - 1917 Paris, France)
Title
Study for "A Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)"
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Study for the Portrait of Mme Hertel (La Dame aux Chrysanthèmes)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1865
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