Woman with a Towel

Edgar Degas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman with red hair, sitting on a bed with her back to the viewer, holding a white towel or sheet. The woman is nude, with her head tilted down and her body turned slightly to the right. Her right arm holds the fabric at her side, and her left arm appears to be holding the fabric up near her back. The background features a yellow wall with streaks of blue and green. A window with a brown frame is visible on the upper left. The woman's body and the fabric are rendered in soft pastel colors. The image is framed by a thin line.