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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
French, 1834–1917
The Laundresses—Ironing (Les blanchisseuses—le repassage)
c. 1879–80

Image Caption

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, The Laundresses—Ironing (Les blanchisseuses—le repassage), c. 1879–80, etching and aquatint in black on wove paper. Clark Art Institute, 1962.33
Medium
etching and aquatint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
frame: 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm) plate: 4 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (11.7 x 16 cm) sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 13/16 in. (23.9 x 32.5 cm)
Object Number
1962.33
Acquisition
Acquired by the Clark, 1962
Status
Off View

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Loys Delteil.. Edgar Degas.. Paris: Chez l'auteur.. 1919.. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1970. Boston (MA): Museum of Fine Arts. Edgar Degas, The Reluctant Impressionist. June 20-Sept. 1, 1974. Cat. by Barbara S. Shapiro. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland. Degas. Aug. 13-Sept. 30, 1979. Edinburgh International Festival. Cat. by Ronald Pickvance. Fernandez, Rafael, and Alexandra R. Murphy. Degas in the Clark Collection. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1987.