Artwork
At the Races in the Countryside
At the Races in the Countryside is an oil painting by the Realist artist Edgar Degas. It dates from 1869 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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Overview
At the Races in the Countryside is an oil painting created by Edgar Degas in 1869. It is currently housed at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a family in a horse-drawn carriage on a grassy field, with horseback riders racing in the background. A man stands beside the carriage, holding an umbrella, while a woman sits inside, looking down.
Technique & Style
The painting features loose and quick brushstrokes, giving it a lively, unfinished quality. The cloudy sky is rendered in soft, pale tones, contributing to the overall effect.
History & Provenance
The painting was exhibited at the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874, four years after its creation.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas on 19 July 1834 in Paris, Edgar Degas came from an affluent banking family with aristocratic roots and spent his childhood among the cultivated circles of the French capital.
