Study of Horses

c. 1886

Edgar Degas

Associated Names
Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

This is a drawing of multiple horses sketched in motion, some seen in entirety and some partially visible. The drawing features three prominent horses on the left side, with two that are comprised only of a head and front legs and one that is drawn entirely and has a faceless rider sketched on its back. These horses partially overlap, and some of the lines drawing them are very light. There is also a standalone depiction of a horse's rear legs near the upper right corner. The drawing uses a dark medium on a light brown surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and graphite on brown paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.3 x 30.8 cm (9 9/16 x 12 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.79.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lemoisne 1946, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, until 1999; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

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

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64556389

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