©The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Horse head

[Tête de cheval ]

MS : 3037
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - New York - Etats-Unis
Inv. 23. 230. 13

The Artwork

Dimensions
16.7 × 12.1 cm - 6 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.
Period
Circa 1878
Medium
Crayon graphite
Support
Papier gris
Stamp
Vente Degas (en bas à droite)

Additional information

History

Atelier Degas - [Ne figure pas dans les catalogues des ventes posthumes de 1918 -1919} - Albert Gallatin, 1923 - New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1923  [Don Gallatin].

Exhibitions

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Degas in the Metropolitan, 26 février-4 septembre 1977, n° 14 - Edimbourg, National Gallery of Scotland,  Degas 1879, 13 août-30 septembre  1979, n° 8 (Non reproduit) - Washington, National Gallery of Art, Degas at the Races, 1998, cat. 63, repr. p. 114 - Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, Degas : The Uncontested Master, 2008–2009, n° 21, repr. p. 77 - New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints : Selections from the Permanent Collection, 19 novembre 2013-10 février 2014.

Bibliography

Manson, Edgar Degas, 1927, cité p. 49 comme "Head of a Horse" - Pickvance,  Degas 1879 : Paintings, pastels, drawings, prints and sculpture from around 100 years ago in the context of his earlier and later works, Cat. exp. Edimbourg, The National Galleries of Scotland, 1979, n° 8 (Non reproduit) - Boggs, Cat. exp. Washington, National Gallery of Art,  Degas at the Races, 1998, cat. 63, repr.  p. 114 - Kinsman, Pantazzi, Degas : The Uncontested Master, Cat. exp. Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, 2006-2009, n° 21, repr. p. 77.

Last updated : 24/01/2026

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