Horse

c. 1890

Edgar Degas

Associated Names
Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

This is a drawing of a horse. It shows the side profile of a horse in earthy tones on a light background. The horse is standing in a natural pose, with its body and head outlined with confident strokes. The use of pastel colors gives the horse a sense of texture and volume, capturing light and shadow play on its muscular structure. The drawing's simplicity and skilled suggestion of form and proportion suggest a study focused on capturing the horse's serene elegance and natural beauty.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Degas Atelier sale IV:335:a). Le Garrec Collection, Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Degas at the Races, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998, no. 91.

Bibliography

1998

  • Degas at the Races. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998: no. 91.

Inscriptions

stamped in black lower left: Degas; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 125; upper center verso Degas atelier stamp (Lugt 657); lower right verso in graphite: (impression réhaussée); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 2160

Wikidata ID

Q64556358

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