Reproduction hand painted of the painting
After the Bath 2 (Degas)

In this magnificent pastel composition, Edgar Degas once again explores his favorite theme: the nude at her toilette. The scene, viewed from above, shows a woman lying in a bathtub while a maid, dressed in red, attends to her, likely helping her dry off. The artist masterfully plays with textures and colors. The background, a carpet or wallpaper with blue floral patterns, creates a striking contrast with the pearly skin of the bather and the warm tones of the maid’s hair and dress. The light fragments the forms, the colors blending to create an optical vibration typical of Impressionism. The complexity of the scene, with its two characters and rich setting, attests to Degas’s artistic maturity and his ability to transform a mundane moment into a symphony of color and form.