Bather Sponging Her Knee

ca. 1883–84

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Charcoal, pastel, and gray wash on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (30.8 x 24.8cm)
Collection no.: 19.51.3
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Edgar Degas. Bather Sponging Her Knee. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Bather Sponging Her Knee — Edgar Degas. ca. 1883–84.

Medium: Charcoal, pastel, and gray wash on off-white laid paper. Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (30.8 x 24.8cm).

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

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1918.

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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