SculptureFrench19th-20th century

Woman Taken Unawares

1896-1911

Artists

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze with brown patina

Culture

French

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

40.6 x 29.6 x 19 cm (16 x 11 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Edward M. M. Warburg, New York, NY, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960.

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