Woman Ironing

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This is the last in a series of women ironing which Degas had started in the early 1870s. Degas¡¯s laundress pictures paralleled his more famous ballet dancer series. For both he s tudied the precise movements of women at work. With his ¡®Naturalist¡¯ approach, he depicted subjects commonly considered vulgar ¨C laundresses were perceived as borderline prostitutes. The woman here appears strong and dignified. Degas has also emphasised the painting¡¯s aesthetic effects. A combination of rose-red and green helps intensify the colours. The woman¡¯s outlined and cropped figure reveals Degas¡¯s debts to Japanese art and snapshot photography. Title Woman Ironing Creator Edgar Degas Creator Lifespan 1834/1917 Date Created 1892-1895 Location Created Paris Physical Dimensions 80 cm x 63.5 cm Rights Purchased by the Walker Art Gallery with the assistance of the Art Fund and the V&A Purchase Grant Fund in 1968 Medium Canvas; Oil paint Show more