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Looking for fine art oil painting with real brushwork? The False Start is reproduced by hand in oils on artist-grade canvas after Edgar Degas. The result is a piece of impressionist oil painting wall decor that anchors a home office and rewards a closer look.
circa 1869-1870
Oil on panel
Yale University Art Gallery, United States.
DEGAS HAD BEEN THE FIRST among the Impressionist group to paint scenes of the race course. In the early sixties he had found possibilities of action in the nervous high-bred horses, and color in the gay suits of the jockeys. Many drawings and little sculptured models of race horses were laid up in his studio, and from these he developed his finished paintings on the theme, not unaware of English racing pictures and also of those canvases done at Epsom Downs by Gericault, the great Romantic painter in the 1820's.
This early treatment of the subject is carefully planned with large areas of flat, rather restrained color and carefully realized silhouettes of the horses and riders. By pushing the running horse and grandstand to the left of his canvas he was able to suggest space into which they seem about to move. In the background he blurred the watching crowd, scattering little notes of bines, salmon, rose, and moss-green, lending animation to the scene and contrasting with the broader passages of tans, browns, and blacks. Always sensitive to light, the painter floods his picture with the cool outdoor illumination of Paris. Shadows are kept at a minimum and the whole scene united by that exquisite scale of values which Degas employed at this period.
As office wall decor, the piece pairs naturally with other impressionist wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.
This is a genuine hand painted oil painting, not a canvas print. Our painters match the palette of The False Start by eye and build up the fine art forms in thin layers, which is what gives the finished fine art oil painting its luminosity.
Hang this fine art oil painting above a sofa, console, or bed to give a home office an instant focal point. Its impressionist palette works with both minimalist and period interiors, and the piece also makes a considered gift for housewarmings, weddings, and art lovers.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $87.98 |
| 24 X 36 in | $134.48 |
| 30 X 40 in | $185.98 |
| 36 X 48 in | $238.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $481.48 |
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