In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
One of the things that made Degas such a radical artist was his approach to representing the human form. Here, rather than depict his figure as a whole, readable entity, Degas fragments the body, cutting off the long, crooked legs at the top and eclipsing the face; nor does he deliver traditional signs of sexuality. Though the setting is deliberately ambiguous, the scene probably takes place in a brothel.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Nude Lying on a Couch
Arthur B. Davies — Sweet Tremulous Leaves
Odilon Redon — Saint Sebastian
Otto Mueller — Bathers
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Naked woman stretched on a couch
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Nude Woman Reclining (Femme nue couc
Paul Cézanne — Bathers at Rest (Baigneurs au repos)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — The Sofa
Georges Seurat — Study of Figures for "La Grande Jatte"
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Bathers (Baigneuses)
André Derain — Nude
Paul Cézanne — Bathers (Baigneurs)
