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Boggs, Jean Sutherland, author.

Degas at the races / Jean Sutherland Boggs ; with contributions by Shelley G. Sturman and Daphne S. Barbour and Kimberly Jones.

Washington : National Gallery of Art, ©1998.

271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Of all the impressionist painters who sought ways to represent and express the modern world, only Degas was consistently attracted to the world of horses and jockeys. He was captivated by the beauty, power, and grace of the horse in much the same way that he was fascinated by the agility of ballet dancers. This beautiful book, the catalogue of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, discusses in detail the importance of the horse in Degas' work and includes reproductions of more than 120 of Degas' paintings, drawings, pastels, prints, and sculpture relating to the horse and racing.

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 -- Exhibitions.

Horses in art -- Exhibitions.

Horse racing in art -- Exhibitions.

Exhibition catalogs.

Sturman, Shelley, contributor.

Barbour, Daphne, contributor.

Jones, Kimberly A., contributor.

National Gallery of Art (U.S.), issuing body, host institution.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Apr. 12-July 12, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-267).

Degas at the races / Jean Sutherland Boggs -- The horse in art and legend -- Racing and the steeplechase, 1861-1866 -- Family outings and the hunt -- The horse, the jockey, and the track, 1868-1874 -- Distractions from the horse, 1874-1880 -- "Not enough horses," 1880-1890 -- Toward spectral horses -- The horse in wax and bronze / Daphne S. Barbour and Shelley G. Sturman -- A day at the races: a brief history of horse racing in France / Kimberly Jones -- Chronology / Kimberly Jones.

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