Woman Having Her Hair Combed
Edgar Degas · French
Date: ca. 1886–88
Medium: Pastel on light green wove paper, now discolored to warm gray, affixed to original pulpboard mount
Dimensions: 29 1/8 x 23 7/8 in. (74 x 60.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Themes: Female Nudes, Women
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Met highlightDate range
1886 – 1888
Largest dimension
60.6 cm
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