Jockeys Before the Race
Edgar Degas, 1862
For now, just to look at
The photograph we have of this work is not sharp enough to print at the quality we want, so we are not selling it for now. We are looking for a better one.
About the work
- Artist
- Edgar Degas
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- Oil on canvas, with mixed use of oil and pastel
- Dimensions
- 107.3 cm × 73.7 cm
- Collection
- Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham
- Reference
- XDV-1059
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Degas combined oil and pastel on the same support, an unusual mixed technique that allowed him to achieve particular atmospheric effects in the equestrian scene.
