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 shows a drawing of a person from the knees up, lying on their back with their head tilted to the side and arms resting at their sides. The person's facial features are soft, with closed eyes and a relaxed mouth, and their medium length, slightly wavy hair is visible. They are wearing a buttoned shirt with a high collar in earthy tones with hints of red and shading, depicted with a focus on capturing the folds and textures. The background is a light, solid color, emphasizing the figure's form and posture without any additional elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and pastel on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.6 x 35.2 cm (10 1/2 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.79.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lemoisne 1946, no. 144

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Atelier Degas (Lugt 657), Paris; Collection René de Gas, Paris, until 1927; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10 November 1927, no. 21, repr.); Collection Pellet, Paris; (sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 29 November 1972, no. 38, repr.); Otto Wertheimer; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, 1972; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

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

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).

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.

1961

  • Rewald, John. The History of Impressionism. 3rd rev. ed., New York, 1961: 140.

1984

  • Lemoisne, Paul-André. Degas et son Oeuvre 5 vols. New York, 1984: 72-73, no. 144.

1999

  • "The Mellon Gift to the National Gallery of Art, Washington." Apollo 150, no. 454 (December 1999): 13, fig. 4.

2019

  • Schulman, Michael.Edgar Degas, Digital Critical Catalogue. MS-1892.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: 15; by later hand, along right edge of verso in green pencil: 49 x 36% / vert vif / ppt s/c / (not deciphered) / autour / (not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64556382

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