Horse and Rider

c. 1878

Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

Edgar Degas

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oiled black chalk on cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46.7 x 33 cm (18 3/8 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.79.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lemoisne 1946, undescribed


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Atelier Degas, Paris, until 1919 (Lugt 657) (4th atelier sale, 7-9 April 1919, no. 199). Mme. Astruc, Paris. (Seiferheld and Co., New York); 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, D.C., 1999-2000, no cat.

2006

  • Degas: o universo de um artista [Degas: The Universe of an Artist], Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, 2006, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

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.

2019

  • Schulman, Michael.Edgar Degas, Digital Critical Catalogue. MS-1501.

Watermarks

ED & Cie

Wikidata ID

Q64556394


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