Woman on a Sofa — Edgar Degas | DiscoverArt

Woman on a Sofa

1875

Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with touches of pastel, over graphite underdrawing, on pink paper

48.6 × 42.5 cm (19.1 × 16.7 in)

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