The Tub
E60937
The Tub is an 1886 pastel and mixed-media artwork by Edgar Degas depicting a woman bathing, celebrated for its unusual overhead perspective and intimate, everyday subject.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Tub | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mixed-media artwork
ⓘ
pastel artwork ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of modern depictions of private life
ⓘ
key work in Degas’s late pastels ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edgar Degas’s exploration of female nudes
ⓘ
late 19th-century French art ⓘ |
| collection |
Musée d'Orsay
ⓘ
surface form:
Musée d’Orsay
|
| colorPalette |
muted tones
ⓘ
warm hues ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
bathtub
ⓘ
everyday domestic life ⓘ interior scene ⓘ toilet articles ⓘ woman bathing ⓘ |
| genre |
bathing scene
ⓘ
genre painting ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
drawing
ⓘ
pastel drawing ⓘ |
| inception | 1886 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mixed media
ⓘ
paper ⓘ pastel ⓘ |
| movement | Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on everyday subject matter
ⓘ
intimate treatment of subject ⓘ unusual overhead perspective ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Tub
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Tub
|
| partOfSeries |
Degas ballet paintings
ⓘ
surface form:
Degas’s series of women at their toilette
|
| perspective |
high viewpoint
ⓘ
overhead view ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| technique |
mixed media
ⓘ
pastel on paper ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1886 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Le Tub