Woman Taken Unawares — Edgar Degas | DiscoverArt

Woman Taken Unawares

modeled probably ca. 1896, cast 1920

Bronze

28.6 × 18.7 cm (11.3 × 7.4 in)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified August 2026

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