In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
In the early morning light, a woman has just gotten out of bed and is getting dressed. She stands awkwardly as one garment slips off while she tries to get another one on. Despite the mundane nature of this transitory moment, Renoir imbues this work with a sense of history. The voyeuristic subject of the Lever, or getting up, references 18th-century French rococo paintings of women glimpsed in the privacy of their bedrooms getting ready. This intimate work thus has an art historical lineage that belies its seemingly casual nature.
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Edgar Degas — Woman drying her left arm
Auguste Renoir — Bather Arranging Her Hair
Jean Frédéric Schall — Morning Toilet
Jean Frédéric Schall — Evening Toilet
Gustave Caillebotte — Naked Woman Lying on a Couch
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
John Sloan — Nude, Green Scarf
Edgar Degas — Woman Drying Her Foot
George Bellows (American, 1882–1925) — Evening, Nude on a Be
Henri Matisse — Standing Nude near Window
Childe Hassam — Nude Seated
Edgar Degas — Woman Drying Her Arm
