Seated Woman in a White Dress 1892

"Seated Woman in a White Dress" is a pastel drawing created by Edgar Degas in 1892. The artwork depicts a woman, seen from the back, seated in a chair with a white dress billowing around her. Degas was renowned for his depictions of dancers and women in various poses, often capturing their fleeting movements and the soft, ephemeral nature of their bodies. The pastel medium allows for subtle gradations of color, contributing to the overall impressionistic quality of the work. The loose and gestural lines further enhance the sense of spontaneity and movement. Degas's distinctive style is evident in the composition, where the figure is cropped at the edges, leaving the viewer to imagine the rest of the scene. The viewer's eye is drawn to the woman's back, her elegant form and the folds of her white dress, a hallmark of Degas's captivating imagery.