Horse Walking
Edgar Degas
(French, 1834–1917)
Modeled about 1880, cast after 1919
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueBronze
Dimensions13.33 x 10.16 x 17.78 cm (5 1/4 x 4 x 7 in.)
Credit LineGift of Fiona Davis in memory of her father, George T. Rice
Accession number1974.589
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceMay 27, 1931, sold by A. A. Hébrard et Cie, Paris, to "M. Reice (américain)" [see note 1], possibly George T. Rice [see note 2]. By 1973, Henry F. Davis and Fiona Davis, Westwood, MA; 1974, year-end gift of Fiona Davis to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1975)
NOTES:
[1] According to notes from the Hébrard archives, published in Anne Pingeot's Degas Sculptures (Paris: Imprimerie Nationale Éditions/Reunion des musées nationaux, 1991). In 1918 Hébrard signed a contract with the heirs of Edgar Degas to produce and sell bronze castings of the artist's sculptures.
[2] See 1992 letter from Norton Simon Museum staff, in curatorial file.
NOTES:
[1] According to notes from the Hébrard archives, published in Anne Pingeot's Degas Sculptures (Paris: Imprimerie Nationale Éditions/Reunion des musées nationaux, 1991). In 1918 Hébrard signed a contract with the heirs of Edgar Degas to produce and sell bronze castings of the artist's sculptures.
[2] See 1992 letter from Norton Simon Museum staff, in curatorial file.
Edgar Degas
