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The False Start

ca. 1869–72
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The False Start
  • Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1869–72
  • Geography: Country of Origin France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Oil on panel
  • Dimensions: 12 5/8 × 15 7/8 in. (32.1 × 40.3 cm)
    Framed: 19 1/8 × 22 11/16 in. (48.6 × 57.6 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Yale University Art Gallery, John Hay Whitney, B.A. 1926, Hon. 1956, Collection (1982.111.6)
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art