Woman in a Tub by Edgar Degas

With the sixth and final Impressionist Exhibition in mind, Edgar Degas created a series of pastels depicting women at their baths. When met with critic on the nature of the images, Degas defended his subjects by saying "my women are simple, honest creatures who are concerned with nothing beyond their physical occupations... it is as if you were looking through a keyhole", laying the blame on the viewer of his art for adding anything beyond the reality of what they see.