Italian Woman

Edgar Degas

ca. 1856–57 · Graphite and watercolor on laid paper · Drawings and Prints

Like virtually all artists in Rome, Degas, who traveled to Italy frequently, tried his hand at depicting local inhabitants in their picturesque costumes. This work dates from the first year of Degas's formal art studies in Italy, 1856–57, when he was in his early twenties.

Artist

Edgar Degas

Date

ca. 1856–57

Medium

Graphite and watercolor on laid paper

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002