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The Racecourse, Amateur Jockeys
Edgar Degas French
Not on view
Although his paintings appear to have been made en plein air, outdoors and on the spot, Degas was known to labor over his work in the studio, sometimes even for decades. The artist may have taken almost thirteen years to execute this ambitious painting. It was commissioned by the opera singer Jean-Baptiste Faure, who was an avid collector of Manet’s work. The composition presents an unusual mix of rural landscape and populated sporting scene, separated by a train billowing smoke.
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