Before the Race

Name: Before the Race
Brand: Edgar Degas
Price: 269.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

1886 · Edgar Degas

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Before the Race by Edgar Degas, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, living — Shown at 81.3 × 101.6 cm (32 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Living room

Before the Race by Edgar Degas, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, bedroom — Shown at 81.3 × 101.6 cm (32 × 40 in) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Bedroom

Before the Race by Edgar Degas, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, restaurant — Shown at 81.3 × 101.6 cm (32 × 40 in) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Restaurant

Story

Mounted riders cluster in a green valley, chalk cliffs and stretches of forest rising behind them. Their horses stand loosely grouped, poised but still, under an open sky. The composition suggests anticipation before movement begins. Edgar Degas created this piece in 1886. Degas (1834–1917) was a French artist associated with Impressionism, also known for After a Bath. Woman Drying the Back of her Neck.