After the Bath (Large Version) (1891–92): Art, History and Details

After the Bath (Large Version) (1891–92) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Edgar Degas made many works depicting a woman stepping out of a bath as a maid waits with a large towel or robe. He revised this image throughout several prints over the course of two years, using transfer paper to vary its cropping and scale. The process of copying the image resulted in a distinctly grainy texture in tonal areas, such as the woman’s back. Degas’s technique was experimental and highly unusual, pushing the boundaries of lithography at the time.

Object facts

• Title: After the Bath (Large Version)
• Date: 1891–92
• Creator attribution: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: transfer lithograph
• Dimensions: Image: 30.4 x 32.4 cm (11 15/16 x 12 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40.3 x 46.8 cm (15 7/8 x 18 7/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1970.285

A detail from the museum

When Edgar Degas made this print, transfer lithography was a relatively new technique for artistic use.

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. King for the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland

View the collection record

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