Before the Race
Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
Date:
c. 1887-1889
Medium:
pastel on tracing paper mounted to cardboard
Collection:
Drawings [1]
Dimensions:
Sheet - h:57.50 w:65.40 cm (h:22 5/8 w:25 11/16 inches)
Credit Line:
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
Accession Number:
1958.27
Gallery ID:
not on view
Two of Degas's most preferred subjects were ballet dancers and horse races. Both enabled the artist to investigate the phenomenon of movement. In this work, he placed four racehorses and their jockeys in a bold formation that creates a strong sense of depth.
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