# Before the Race

By [Edgar Degas](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/edgar-degas.md>), c. 1887–89.

## Details

- Medium: pastel with charcoal underdrawing on tracing paper mounted on cardboard
- Dimensions: Sheet: 57.5 x 65.4 cm (22 5/8 x 25 3/4 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.27>)

- Categories: Works on Paper
- Styles: [Impressionism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/impressionism.md>)

## Image

![Jockeys in bright silks sit on horses in a green field before a race.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-bd44928f143e5052/full.jpg?v=ceb9b2a0b39b50819476a23472321e1b399c71c96b8bc9727b95f8a6e5728f24>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.27. Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.. CC0 Open Access.
- Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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