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Horse Galloping on Right Foot

DEGAS, Edgar (1834 - 1917)

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Date: About 1888

Media: bronze

Size: 31.6 x 20.5 x 48.2cm

Acquired: 2013; Allocated in lieu of tax

Accession Number: NMW A 24457

Degas has delicately portrayed the flaring nostrils, pointed ears and parted lips of this galloping horse. Supported only by its hind legs, it appears ready to leap from its base. The rippling light effect created by the rough modelling of its body adds to the sense of vitality. Degas was fascinated in racehorses and sculpted models to better understand their form and movement before painting them.

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of Lucian Freud and allocated to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, 2013

Comments (3)

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Graham Davies
13 March 2017, 15:19
Dear Ann Morse
We can confirm that the stamp mark on the base of this work is 47/G
Thank you for your interest in Amgueddfa Cymru
Ann Morse
8 March 2017, 20:28
Tracing editions of Degas' #47 galloping horse, bronze. Please let me know what letter edition you have from Lucian Freud. A-T Or one of the HER. It's on the base of the sculpture.
Thank you, Ann Morse
Excited Degas Fan
9 August 2014, 00:16
Please, OH PLEASE! Hurry up and DIGITISATE!!!!!
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