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title: Woman with Chrysanthemums by Degas
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15570/woman-with-chrysanthemums-by-degas/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Woman with Chrysanthemums by Degas

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## Image File

[![Woman with Chrysanthemums by Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15570.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15570.png)

## Image Caption

An 1865 oil on canvas painting, *Woman with Chrysanthemums*, by [Edgar Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edgar_Degas/) (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Despite the title, the flowers are dahlias, asters, and gaillardias. Degas rarely painted still life, and here he combines it with a portrait, possibly of the wife of his childhood friend [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Valpinçon, who must just have completed arranging the flowers since her garden gloves are visible on the table. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, March 29). Woman with Chrysanthemums by Degas. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15570/woman-with-chrysanthemums-by-degas/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Woman with Chrysanthemums by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15570/woman-with-chrysanthemums-by-degas/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Woman with Chrysanthemums by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15570/woman-with-chrysanthemums-by-degas/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436121?ft=Woman+with+Chrysanthemums&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=6) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436121?ft=Woman+with+Chrysanthemums&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=6). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.