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EDGAR DEGAS Horse Racing 'False Start' statue sculpture
Item No. 604
Reproduction after Museum Original
The painting entitled "Le Faux Depart (The False Start, 1871) by Impressionst painter Edgar Degas, shows
a horse galloping prematurely onto the track while, in the background, a jockey is having the greatest
difficulty keeping his horse under control. A false start at Longchamps, the popular Parisian racetrack In
around the middle of the 19th century, horse racing became very popular in France. Degas discovered the
sport during a holiday in Normandy. Originally he painted and drew hunting and steeplechase scenes but,
in around 1870, he became a frequent visitor to the popular Longchamps racetrack on the outskirts of
Paris. Just as he had an eye at the opera for the world of dancers and singers behind the screens, Degas
also showed the jockeys and horses before and after the race. Although the horse is beautifully painted,
Degas made the mistake of portraying the horse's legs as being raised off the ground. Eight years later,
Eadweard Muybridge would show, in his famous series of photos of a galloping horse, that Degas'
painting does not match up with reality.
EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)
Together with Monet the founder of French Impressionism, Edgar Degas was famous for his innovative
compositions in his paintings and later in his sculptures. Degas created a tremendous amount of
artworks. For an example, just with his ballerina images and sculptures, the surviving artworks total more
than 1,500 plus in various stages of development (sketches, prints, monotypes, paintings, drawings and
sculptures). For 10 years he sketched the young women training and then reused the sketches for new
artworks during the next 40 years. The early rehearsal scenes were done in oil; and in 1878, he started
using pastels for his dancers, nudes and horse-track scenes.
Made of Resin with hand-painted color details
Dimensions: 6 in. x 9 in. x 2 in.
Weight: 2 lbs
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Item No. 604
Reproduction after Museum Original
The painting entitled "Le Faux Depart (The False Start, 1871) by Impressionst painter Edgar Degas, shows
a horse galloping prematurely onto the track while, in the background, a jockey is having the greatest
difficulty keeping his horse under control. A false start at Longchamps, the popular Parisian racetrack In
around the middle of the 19th century, horse racing became very popular in France. Degas discovered the
sport during a holiday in Normandy. Originally he painted and drew hunting and steeplechase scenes but,
in around 1870, he became a frequent visitor to the popular Longchamps racetrack on the outskirts of
Paris. Just as he had an eye at the opera for the world of dancers and singers behind the screens, Degas
also showed the jockeys and horses before and after the race. Although the horse is beautifully painted,
Degas made the mistake of portraying the horse's legs as being raised off the ground. Eight years later,
Eadweard Muybridge would show, in his famous series of photos of a galloping horse, that Degas'
painting does not match up with reality.
EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)
Together with Monet the founder of French Impressionism, Edgar Degas was famous for his innovative
compositions in his paintings and later in his sculptures. Degas created a tremendous amount of
artworks. For an example, just with his ballerina images and sculptures, the surviving artworks total more
than 1,500 plus in various stages of development (sketches, prints, monotypes, paintings, drawings and
sculptures). For 10 years he sketched the young women training and then reused the sketches for new
artworks during the next 40 years. The early rehearsal scenes were done in oil; and in 1878, he started
using pastels for his dancers, nudes and horse-track scenes.
Made of Resin with hand-painted color details
Dimensions: 6 in. x 9 in. x 2 in.
Weight: 2 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide - please
contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$49.00
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