The Convalescent

La Convalescente

The Convalescent

Edgar Degas · 1872

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

About this painting

A pale, seated woman recovering from illness — an intimate subject Degas returned to and reworked over a span of roughly fifteen years.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

66 × 50 cm (26 × 19.7 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

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