Ever since the time that people started wearing clothes, laundry has been a serious consideration. For many artists too.

 1. Tintoretto, Jews in the desert, c. 1593

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2. Hubert Robert, The laundress and her child, 1761

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3. Jean Francois Millet (1814-1875), Les lavandières

4.  Edgar Degas, Woman ironing, 1869

5. Paul Serusier, Les Laveuses à la Laita,1891

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6. Picasso, The ironer, 1904

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7. Kmska Rik Wouters, De strijkster, 1912

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8. Man Ray, Cadeau, 1921

 credit: Giulia Fanelli

 9. Claes Oldenburg, Clothespin, 1976

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10. Pipilotti Rist, Underwear Chandelier, 2010

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