Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

c. 1866

Edgar Degas

Associated Names
Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

The image displays a sketch of a person lying down on their back. The person is reclined with arms resting by their sides, legs slightly bent at the knees. The facial features are softly drawn, with closed eyes and a peaceful expression, and the hair is short and combed back. The person is clothed in loose-fitting attire, with clear outlines of the outfit. There are no visible details of jewelry or objects held by the person in this sketch. The background is a plain, lightly toned surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on blue paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26 x 34.3 cm (10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.79.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lemoisne 1946, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Atelier Degas, Paris (Lugt 657); Roland Nepveu-Degas [1885-1962] (not in Lugt). (sale, Hôtel Drouot Rive Gauche, Paris, 6 May 1976, no. 31, as "Etude pour le jockey blessé"); Huguette Bérès, Paris, 1976; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Degas at the Races, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998, no. 20.

1999

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

2016

  • Degas: A New Vision, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2016-2017.

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.

1998

  • Degas at the Races. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998: no. 22.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 13; upper right in graphite: ppg 13

Wikidata ID

Q64556381

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