Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Quote of the Day for 2016-07-20


"Hitherto the nude has always been represented in poses which presuppose an audience; but these women of mine are honest, simple folk, unconcerned by any other interests than those involved in their physical condition. Here is another; she is washing her feet. It is as if you looked through a key-hole."

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Quoted by George Moore in "Degas: The Painter of Modern Life," The Magazine of Art (October 1890)

Woman Having Her Hair Combed by Edgar Degas (circa 1885)
Woman Having Her Hair Combed by Edgar Degas (circa 1885)

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