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"description": "Here, Auguste Lep\u00e8re presented a pair of laundresses ascending steps from a wash boat on the Seine River, where they could pay to clean the loads they had collected. A receptacle for various types of waste, the river was a source of public concern for the unsanitary environment in which laundry was done. Lep\u00e8re evoked these difficult working conditions by juxtaposing a youthful laundress with one who has spent time in the industry. The figures\u2019 mirrored poses and their contrasting bold and muted tones suggest the passage of time as they carry out their work\u2014a message emphasized by the artist\u2019s caption at upper left: \u201cYouth passes quickly. Virtue!\u201d",
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"citation": "Salsbury, Britany. Degas and the Laundress: Women, Work, and Impressionism Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.",
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