Woman Combing Her Hair

ca. 1888–90

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pastel on light green wove paper, now discolored to warm gray, affixed to original pulpboard mount
Dimensions: 24 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (61.3 x 46 cm)
Collection no.: 56.231
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Edgar Degas. Woman Combing Her Hair. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Woman Combing Her Hair — Edgar Degas. ca. 1888–90.

Medium: Pastel on light green wove paper, now discolored to warm gray, affixed to original pulpboard mount. Dimensions: 24 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (61.3 x 46 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nate B. Spingold, 1956.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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