ID: 700008569 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008569	Record Type: Movable Work
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Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground (sculpture (visual works); Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917); cast by A.-A. Hébrard et Ci...; modeled after 1878, cast 1920; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 29.100.428;)

Note: Upon Degas's death in 1917, more than 150 figurative sculptures were found in his studio. Most were made of fragile wax, clay, and plastiline (a wax- and oil-based modeling material). Many had deteriorated. Only a few were preserved in copies that had been cast from them in plaster. Except for the wax Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer (Washington: NGA) none of these sculptures had been publicly exhibited during the artist’s lifetime. Although Degas had not favored reproducing his sculptures in more permanent materials, his heirs authorized that copies be cast in bronze in order to preserve the compositions and to sell them as finished works. Paul-Albert Bartholomé, a sculptor and Degas's longtime friend, prepared 72 of the figures for casting, a process executed by the distinguished Paris foundry A.-A. Hébrard et Cie. The quality of the Degas bronzes was tightly controlled and their edition was limited.

Titles:

Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: modeled after 1878, cast 1920

Creator Display:

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917); cast by A.-A. Hébrard et Cie (Paris) [preferred,VP]

artist Degas, Edgar (French painter and sculptor, 1834-1917) [500115194]

maker A.-A. Hébrard et Cie (French foundry, 19th-20th centuries) Extent: cast [500372636]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 29.100.428

Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer, 1929

Address Note: On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 814

Display Materials: bronze

	bronze (metal) [300010957]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

Dimensions: 8-5/8 x 10-7/8 x 5 in. (21.9 x 27.6 x 12.7 cm.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

animals (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	horse (species) [300250148]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Perissodactyla (order), Equidae (family), Equus (genus)) (AAT)

Provenance: A.-A. Hébrard et Cie (in 1920; sold to Havemeyer) ; Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer , New York (1920–29; bequeathed to MMA)

Inscriptions: Signature: On top of base: Degas

Marks: Marking: Stamped on top of base: CIRE/ PERDUE/ A A HEBRARD/ 49/A

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)