The Laundresses (The Ironing), c.1874/76 by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
Canvas Print - 11818-DEE

Location: Private Collection
Original Size: 81.5 × 76 cm

The Laundresses (The Ironing) by Edgar Degas (c.1874/76) is reproduced as a museum-quality giclée canvas print. Printed with archival inks on 400 g/m² canvas and hand-varnished for UV protection, it can be made in any size up to 24 × 22.1 in, scaled proportionally, with optional framing. Free worldwide shipping available; unframed prints ship in 2 workdays, framed in 7 to 8. Guaranteed 100-year color durability.

Giclée Canvas Print | $74.23 USD

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The size you set is the printed image, the part you see once the canvas is stretched. Beyond that size we add 1.2 in of blank canvas on every side, at no extra cost, so the stretcher bars have something to grip. A 20.1 × 18.5 in print therefore arrives as 22.4 × 20.9 in. Both numbers are shown in Your Selection above and change with the slider.

Yes. The slider covers every size up to 24 × 22.1 in, always in the proportions of the original. If you need something larger, or a size that has to fit a frame you already own, write to us with the title and the dimensions and we will tell you what is possible. Every print is made to order, so there is usually a way.

Because the original is an oil painting on canvas. We match the print medium to the original: oil paintings go on canvas, works on paper go on fine art paper. Our canvas is natural cotton, 400 g/m² Canvas, acid-free and pH neutral, and its woven texture gives the most natural impression of Edgar Degas's original oil painting. The finish is satin/gloss, which keeps the depth of the dark tones the way varnish does on a painting in a museum; a matte canvas looks dull and pale next to it. More about our print media.

Start with the original, which measures 81.5 × 76 cm. A print at or near that size reads the way the artist judged it. Printing smaller is easy; enlarging a small original changes its character. For the wall, above a sofa or a sideboard aim for two thirds to three quarters of the furniture width, and hang the center at eye level. Cut paper to size and tape it to the wall before you order. The original is in a private collection. Full size guide.
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About the Painting

In his paintings and sketches, the artist repeatedly immortalizes the image and fate of the Parisian working woman. This painting gives the fullest expression of his sympathy, because it depicts in the foreground the contradictory movements of the two women workers. One strains all her strength; the other, dripping with fatigue, longs for rest. Her yawn reflects her condition, and the bottle of wine will perhaps give her the strength to continue her work. But this bottle above all expresses that the alcohol-induced giddiness will help the worker forget her misery, her impasse. Degas manages to express her misery, her impasse, through the use of impure colours and through the oppressive greyness of the lights (despite the daylight), which is emphasised by the bright colour of the yawning woman's scarf.

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