Salvete Omnes,
a short posting - horses of Edgar Degas I corralled for this post -
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there are plenty of article on maestro Degas' equestrian art
eg - Metropolitan Museum - pastel on wood.
Harvard Museum - at the races.
Visual Arts site analysis - in front of the stand.
also some sculptures - I may want to ask you whether this is some great equestrian art?
a bit of cynicism should be in place here - in the early 1920s Degas' heirs decided to make his sculptures more permanent (as the originals were sculpted form perishable materials), although Degas himself never favored making them so (as they appear but sketches & studies of fleeting mementos of his interests and artistic needs), and authorized metal casting of his wax, clay and plastiline sculptures. They 'invented' the casting series, and 'limited' the number of castings to 21, while the very first series went to the most prominent collectors.
I am sure all in the best interest of humanity and history of art ( and wealthy collectors).
Valete
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