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Étude de cavalier (Study of a Horseman) — Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Study of a Cavalier, ca. 1882. Charcoal on paper, 8 11/16 x 9 3/8 inches (22.1 x 23.8 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Bequest of Norman E. Boasberg, 1962 (1962:5.1).

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Edgar Degas

French, 1834-1917

Étude de cavalier (Study of a Horseman), ca. 1882

charcoal on paper

sheet: 8 11/16 x 9 3/8 inches (22.07 x 23.81 cm)

Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York

Bequest of Norman E. Boasberg, 1962

1962:5.1

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Inscriptions

signature / lower left, stamped / Degas

Provenance

sold at the fourth Degas atelier sale, Galerie Georges Petite, Paris, 1919;
Norman E. Boasberg, Buffalo;
bequeathed to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1962

Class

Drawings (visual works)

Work Type

Drawing (visual work)

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Animals

French Impressionism