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Edgar Degas

Horse

Maker

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)

Title

Horse

Year

ca. 1865

Medium

  • Graphite on tan colored wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Graphite on tan colored wove paper

Materials

graphite

Supports

  • Tan wove paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

21.127

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Publications

  • Journal

A Note on Degas

  • Books

Edgar Degas: Six Friends At Dieppe

  • Books

Selection V: French Watercolors and Drawings, ca. 1800-1910

French watercolors and drawings from the Museum's collection, ca. 1800-1910

Exhibition History

From Dürer to Van Gogh
Gifts from Eliza Greene Radeke and Helen Metcalf Danforth
Jun 05, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008

Label copy

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

Edgar Degas
Six Friends at Dieppe
Sep 16, 2005 – Jan 15, 2006
Master Drawing from the Museum and a Private Collection
Jun 19, 1946 – Oct 27, 1946

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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)
Horse, ca. 1865
Graphite on tan colored wove paper
32.1 x 25.1 cm (12 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 21.127

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