Study of Horses
- Artist
- Edgar Degas
- Date
- c.1873 - c.1880
- Style
- Impressionism
- Genre
- Animal painting
"Study of Horses" is a captivating animal painting by Edgar Degas, a renowned French Impressionism artist celebrated for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. This piece showcases Degas's mastery in capturing the dynamic forms of horses, likely created on a panel to achieve detailed textures and vivid motion. His skillful approach reflects the movement and energy characteristic of Impressionism, making it a significant work that emphasizes both realism and the artist's innovative techniques in depicting animals with vitality and depth.
Related artworks
- The Cafe Concert by Edgar Degas
- Bishop Henry killed by Lalli by Albert Edelfelt
- Study for the Fourteen Year Old Little Dancer by Edgar Degas
- Gata I Borgå by Albert Edelfelt
- Slippers of Ballerina by Edgar Degas
- Singer in Green by Edgar Degas
- Study for the Self Portrait by Edgar Degas
- Boys Swimming in the Porvoo River by Albert Edelfelt
- A Cotton Office in New Orleans by Edgar Degas
- Sketch for The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson