1884
crayon
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Study of a Jockey (M. de Broutelles) is a 1884 crayon by Edgar Degas, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man wearing a jockey’s cap and jacket. The lines are loose and quick, with shading that makes the hat and face look three-dimensional. His hair and collar are drawn with rough, expressive strokes. The artist left the paper’s natural color showing in places, making the black lines pop. The signature in the corner reads "de Broutelles," which might be the model’s name. Check out Degas, Edgar for more sketches like this.
Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas on 19 July 1834 in Paris, Edgar Degas came from an affluent banking family with aristocratic roots and spent his childhood among the cultivated circles of the French capital.
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