Two Studies of a Jockey

c. 1884

Edgar Degas

Associated Names
Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

The image shows a drawing of two men at approximately half-body length, seated side by side and facing away from each other. The man on the left is leaning forward, with his head and shoulders turned towards his left. He has a beard, a cap, a long-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves, light-colored pants, and shoes. The man on the right is sitting upright, also with a cap and a beard, and dressed in a similar style. They appear to be holding onto an object between them. The background is a simple, sketch-like surface with minimal details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk, charcoal, and pastel on brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47 x 62.2 cm (18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.79.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lemoisne 1946, no. 509

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Atelier Degas, Paris, until 1917 (Lugt 657); (Third Degas sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 7 - 9 April 1919, no. 76). (sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 17 March 1933, no. 29); (Hector Brame, Paris). Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, 1968; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Degas at the Races, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998, no. 73.

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2012

  • Impressionism: Pastels, Watercolors, Drawings. Albertina, Vienna, 2012 (not in catalogue).

Bibliography

1946

  • Lemoisne, Paul André. Degas et son oeuvre. 4 vols. Paris: Arts et metiers graphiques, 1946-1949. Vols. 2 and 3, 1946. Reprinted in 5 vols., New York and London, 1984.

1988

  • Gordon, Robert, and Andrew Forge. Degas. New York, 1988: 82, repro.

1998

  • Degas at the Races. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998: no. 73.

Wikidata ID

Q64556386

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