Jockey Facing Left (Primary Title)

Edgar Degas, French, 1834 - 1917 (Artist)

ca. 1870–80
French
Works On Paper
Drawings
Blue pastel on laid paper
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (31.75 × 24.13 cm)
Mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.88 × 40.64 cm)
99.105
In this fully realized study of the motion of a seated rider, Degas cleverly suggested the horse with little more than a few lines of pastel.
Degas studio stamp lower left (Lugt 658)
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Experimental Lines: Impressionist and Postimpressionist Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. VMFA, March 23, 2024 - January 1, 2025

"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", The National Sporting Library & Museum, May 6 - July 31, 2016

"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016

"Corot to Cezanne: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, September 11, 2010-January 2, 2011.

"Corot to Cezanne: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, January 25, 2013-June 2, 2013.
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