Description
A study made for a larger racetrack composition rendered in pastel, Degas’s Jockey shows the attention that the artist lavished on perfecting the positions of the horse’s legs, hoofs, jaw straining against the bit, and the swish of the tail.
Provenance
estate of the artist (Lugt 658, lower left, in red ink and Lugt 657, verso, lower right, in red ink). [C.W. Kraushaar Gallery]
Accession Number
1927.301
Medium
charcoal
Dimensions
Sheet: 48.5 x 31.2 cm (19 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland