Woman Washing Her Left Leg (First State) — Edgar Degas | DiscoverArt

Woman Washing Her Left Leg (First State)

modeled perhaps ca. 1883, cast 1920

Bronze

14.6 × 10.5 cm (5.7 × 4.1 in)

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