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             Edgar Degas  French, 1834-1917

Race Horses 
Pastel on wood  1885-88
Signed (lower left): Degas

Degas undertook racing scenes throughout his career, stepping up their production in the 1880s.  He manipulated his horses and jockeys from one picture to the next—enlarging, reversing, or reducing them to fit the background.  Indeed, all the figures here appear in earlier works, and some of the poses have pedigrees even more distinguished than the horses: the prancing mount and rider in the center derive from Benozzo Gozzoli’s ‘Journey of the Magi(1459; Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence),  which Degas copied in Florence in 1859.  This picture is nevertheless unusual for its medium—pastel on a plain unvarnished panel.  With skillful economy of means, Degas allowed the wood to color the sky and distant landscape, which suggests a village in Normandy, and to provide a warm undertone for the turf in the foreground.

The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore. Annenberg, 1999, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
1999.288.3

From the placard:  Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Taken on: May 30, 2010

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Sets appears in: • The Art of Edgar Degas • Metropolitan Museum sans benches

Camera: Sony DSC-WX1, f/2.8, 1/20 sec, 5.8mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-WX1
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length:	5.8mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
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