1884
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Studies of a Jockey is a 1884 chalk by Edgar Degas, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two jockeys riding horses side by side. Their clothes are simple—one wears a light green jacket, the other a darker one. The horses’ muscles and legs are drawn quickly, almost like scribbles, with no extra details. The paper has a warm brown color, and the artist used soft chalk and pastel to blend shapes together. The lines are loose, not perfect, which makes the scene feel fast and alive. Look up pastel next to see how artists use this soft, blendable medium.
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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