Edgar Degas "Racehorses In A Landscape" Framed Poster" 1988
$450
Classic colour poster 'Racehorses in a Landscape' for the Met Museum 'Degas' exhibition from 1988/'89
From Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid:
A group of jockeys, formally dressed for the occasion, prepare for a cross-country race through an imposing landscape of hills lit by the setting sun. This picture is very much in the tradition of the outdoor horserace scenes painted in England in the late eighteenth century, and subsequently emulated by painters such as Delacroix and Bonington. Degas himself produced a similar outdoor scene in 1884; in this pastel, however, he moves away from a literal rendering, giving free rein to his skills as a colourist. This shift may reflect the influence of Paul Gauguin—whose painting The Moon and the Earth Degas had bought in 1893 and of his own experience in producing colour monotypes.
Poster Sz: 29"H x 33 5/8"W
Frame Sz: 30"H x 35"W
custom framed w/ bronze metal frame under glass
*soiling to lower right corner*
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a significant Degas exhibition from October 11, 1988, to January 8, 1989. This exhibition, which was the first large-scale retrospective of Degas' work in over 50 years, was a collaborative effort with the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. The show featured a comprehensive range of Degas' work, including paintings, pastels, drawings, monotypes, prints, photographs, and sculptures.