Racehorses (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degasc. 1881

Details

Title: Racehorses (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")
Creator: Edgar Degas
Date Created: c. 1881
Physical Dimensions: overall: 27.6 x 43.2 cm (10 7/8 x 17 in.)
Provenance: Atelier Degas, Paris (4th atelier sale, 7-9 April 1919, no. 227 b). Private collection (sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1965, no. 285a, reproduced); (P & D Colnaghi, London); Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, until 1999; gift to NGA, 1999.
Medium: charcoal on light brown paper

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