Horse and Rider, c. 1878

Not on View

Medium

oiled black chalk on cream laid paper

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Catalogue Raisonné

Lemoisne 1946, undescribed

Accession Number

1999.79.8

Artists / Makers

Edgar Degas (artist) French, 1834 - 1917

Image Use

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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

Anonymous
Astruc, Mme.
Degas, Atelier
Seiferheld, Helene C.

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.