Study of Horses

c. 1886

Edgar Degas

Artist, French, 1834 - 1917

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and graphite on brown paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.3 x 30.8 cm (9 9/16 x 12 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1999.79.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lemoisne 1946, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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, 1999-2000.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64556389

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