Before the Race (1882–1884) is a painting by Impressionist painter, Edgar Degas, who began painting scenes with horses in the 1860s. Horse racing became a popular pastime in 19th …

Degas undertook racing scenes throughout his career, characteristically manipulating his horses and jockeys from one picture to the next.

Degas' love of horses began in 1860 when staying with his friends the Valpinjons at their chateau of Menil-Hubert in Normandy, near the Du Pin training stables. In this region of horse breeding …

2024年6月18日 · Media in category "Paintings of horse racing by Edgar Degas" The following 104 files are in this category, out of 104 total. (Albi) Avant la course - Pastel sur carton - Edgar …

Horse racing, which drew together throngs of people from many levels of society, was a singularly appropriate subject for representing modern life. Degas typically painted several versions of a …

Degas’ early work included a stiff family scene and enigmatic portraits. There are fidgeting horses at the start of a race and the jockeys’ colourful silks.

Race Horses, 1885-88 by Edgar Degas. Degas remained faithful to racing scenes throughout his career, stepping up their production in the 1880s. He manipulated his horses and jockeys from …

Degas often depicted horse racing, producing forty-five oil paintings featuring the subject. This early work, with four jockeys approaching the start of a race, reveals some of the initial …

Horse racing, a luxury sport imported from England, enjoyed a vogue in 19th-century Paris. Built on the Western edge of the city in 1857, the Longchamp racetrack drew fashionable …

2015年7月31日 · One of Edgar Degas’ favourite themes was the horse and the racetrack. This paper investigates how horse racing inspired Degas’ collections of work by first briefly …