Horse Rearing
original wax 1880s, cast 1920/by 1964
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View on museum website →Medium
copper alloy
Dimensions
overall with base: 31 x 20.2 x 25.5 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.) height without base (of horse): 30.6 cm (12 1/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1999.79.38
About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...