Group of Jockeys (Primary Title)

Edgar Degas, French, 1834 - 1917 (Artist)

1881–1885
French
Drawings
Works On Paper
black chalk on board
Overall: 13 × 19 5/8 in. (33.02 × 49.85 cm)
Mat: 16 × 22 in. (40.64 × 55.88 cm)
85.758
Not on view
Estate stamp lower left recto (Lugt no. 658). Atelier stamp on verso (Lugt no. 657).
Inscribed in graphite on verso: "178", "bas" and "1" (circled). Inscribed in blue pencil on verso: "1136" and "Pb600" (both crossed through).
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
"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.

"European Modern: Master Artists from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", VMFA Statewide Exhibition, William King Museum, Abingdon, Virginia, August 23, 2013 to January 5, 2014.

"From Picasso to Magritte: European Masters from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts," Taubman Museum of Fine Art, Roanoke, Virginia, January 25 - August 23, 2014.
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