Woman Putting on Her Corset
circa 1883
Degas was obsessed with capturing women in their most private, unguarded moments, often showing them bathing or dressing like this. In this pastel, a woman is caught mid-struggle, bending forward to fasten her corset, her face obscured by the physical effort. The rough, textured strokes create a sense of immediacy, as if the viewer has just walked into the room uninvited. Unlike the polished, idealized nudes of the academic tradition, Degas showed the awkward, heavy reality of getting dressed in the 19th century.
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