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Edgar Degas

Four Jockeys on Horseback

Maker

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)

Title

Four Jockeys on Horseback

Year

ca. 1885-1887

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

null, pastel (crayon), chalk, pastel

Supports

Dimensions

54 x 63.5 cm (21 1/4 x 25 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in LR: Degas.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

57.233

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Inventing Impressionism
Oct 21, 2016 – Jun 11, 2017

Label copy

Focusing on the posture and anatomy of horses and their riders, here Degas depicts the electrifying moments before the beginning of a race. His intense interest in this subject occasionally led him to use tracing paper, a material that allowed him to repeat figures from one work to another. Through the practice of copying and recycling, Degas could experiment with the composition as a whole. Four Jockeys on Horseback was later traced, reversed, and edited slightly to produce an entirely new work.

Edgar Degas
Six Friends at Dieppe
Sep 16, 2005 – Jan 15, 2006
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
Four Jockeys on Horseback, ca. 1885-1887
Pastel over charcoal on tracing paper mounted to cardboard
54 x 63.5 cm (21 1/4 x 25 inches)
Bequest of George Pierce Metcalf 57.233

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