Woman Reclining on Her Bed

Prints and Drawings

c. 1885

Edgar Degas
French, 1834-1917

This sensual nude is one of four similar works, each dedicated by Degas to a male friend. In this case, the friend was Philippe Burty, a great print collector and critic whose influence on the graphic arts in France in the late 19th century was unequaled.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
Title: Woman Reclining on Her Bed
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1880–1890
Medium: Monotype in black ink on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 19.9 × 41.5 cm (7 7/8 × 16 3/8 in.); Sheet: 22.2 × 41.9 cm (8 3/4 × 16 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1970.590
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