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Edgar Degas

Horse, ca. 1865

Description

Maker

Title

Horse

Year

ca. 1865

Medium

Graphite on tan colored wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

32.1 x 25.1 cm (12 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stamped in red in LL: Degas (Lugt 658). Stamped on verso with oval red atelier stamp (Lugt 657).

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

21.127

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection V

French Watercolors and Drawings, ca. 1800-1910

Degas' Racing World

A Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, and Bronzes for the Benefit of the Naitonal Museum of Racing, Saratoga

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From Dürer to Van Gogh

June 5 - October 26, 2008

The red stamp on the lower left of this sensitive pencil drawing indicates that it formed part of Degas’ personal collection, which was sold in 1918. Horses were a standard part of the artist’s repertoire. In the animal’s stance, Degas captured a casualness and awkward beauty that suggests he drew from life, although it is more likely that he sketched from memory or from a small model in his studio

Use

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