Past Exhibition
Wax Sculptures by Degas
Edgar Degas, Study of a Mustang, original wax 1860s, cast by 1921, copper alloy, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1989.28.1
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Edgar Degas, Study of a Mustang, original wax 1860s, cast by 1921, copper alloy, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1989.28.1
Overview: 14 original wax studies by Degas were shown, among them horses, dancers, and portraits. They were part of a group of 69 pieces acquired after the first showing at Knoedler and Co., New York, in 1955. The works were on loan from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.
