Woman at a Window

Woman at a Window

Edgar Degas · 1871

Courtauld Gallery

London, United Kingdom

About this painting

Degas thinned his oil paint with turpentine here, draining its sheen to mimic watercolor and give the shadowed figure an eerily matte, ghostlike quality.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on paper

Dimensions

61 × 46 cm (24 × 18.1 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Courtauld Gallery, London

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