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Description: Two Women (Scene from a Brothel)

TitleTwo Women (Scene from a Brothel)

Creator nameDegas, Edgar

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1877–1879

Object typePrint

MaterialsMonotype on paper

Dimensions9 13/16 × 11 3/8 in. (24.9 × 28.9 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/167826/two-women-scene-from-a-brothel?ctx=7028f398-a650-494d-919f-6bbcaadc4f39&idx=0

Accession number61.1214

SubjectsWomen, Black, in artProstitutes in artBrothels in artLesbians in artArtists' models, Black

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.27-55

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00319.3

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Chapter subject tags:Impressionism (Art)--FranceDegas, Edgar, 1834-1917Prostitution--France--History--19th centuryPainting, French--19th centuryWomen and gender--France--19th centuryFemale nude in art--France--19th century

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PublisherYale University Press

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https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00239.002

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Chapter subject tags:Women, Black, in artRacially mixed peopleImpressionism (Art)--FranceStereotypes (Social psychology) in artBaudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870Artists' models, Black

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