Before the Race

1882 · oil on panel · Edgar Degas

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Before the Race by Edgar Degas, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, living
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Living room
Before the Race by Edgar Degas, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, bedroom
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Bedroom
Before the Race by Edgar Degas, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, restaurant
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Restaurant
Before the Race

Story

Riders on horseback cluster together in a dry, open field, their forms built from warm browns, dusty yellows, and earthen tones as they wait for a race to begin. The scene is painted in oil on panel, completed in 1882. The work came into the Walters Art Museum through Henry Walters's acquisition. Edgar Degas (1834–1917), a French artist associated with Impressionism, captured this quiet moment of anticipation among jockeys and their mounts.

Where it works

A warm-toned landscape suited to living rooms and bedrooms, and to restaurants, in a horizontal format.

CreatorEdgar Degas
Year1882
Mediumoil on panel
Original dimensions10.375 × 13.75 in
SKUwalt0020_frgc_1520
Archive IDrs:100:40268

The Walters Art Museum, Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910