Why it matters
A nude woman crouches in a shallow tub in early morning light, glimpsed past the edge of a cupboard. It is one of seven pastels of women bathing that Degas showed at the Eighth Impressionist Exhibition.
Did you know?
- It was made in 1886.
- It is pastel on heavy wove paper.
- The bathers were regarded as a highlight of the exhibition.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Tub (CC BY-SA 4.0).
