In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Van Gogh painted very few nudes, partially because he rarely had enough money for hiring models. This work presents the female body with a curious mixture of allure and revulsion. Curvy hips and closed eyes are traditional signs of sensuality, but the exposed body hair and coarse facial features certainly challenge 19th-century conventions of beauty.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Nude Lying on a Couch
Edgar Degas — Woman Having Her Hair Combed
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Before the Bath (Avant le bain)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Naked woman stretched on a couch
William Glackens — Sleeping Girl
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Nude Woman Reclining (Femme nue couc
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Edgar Degas — Woman Combing Her Hair
Edgar Degas — Woman Having Her Hair Combed
Edgar Degas — Woman drying her left arm
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Nu couché, vu de dos
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Nude Woman Reclining (Femme nue couc
