Two Women

Edgar Degas

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing depicting two women standing next to each other in different positions. The woman on the left is standing upright and looking to the left with her hands behind her back, while the one on the right is bending slightly forward, looking at a small orange flower she holds in her hand. The women look almost identical, with pale skin and brown hair styled in updos, and they both wear pink dresses with blue bodices and collars. The background is a room with walls in shades of brown, orange and yellow ochre. To the right of the women, there are two blue vases on a white table or mantle, with a golden object between them, perhaps a clock. In the bottom left corner is a large red-orange armchair with its back to us. A similar armchair is across from it, behind the women.