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Les Manoeuvres

Ker Xavier Roussel, 1890

Strongly influenced in subject matter and style by Edgar Degas, this small work in blue and green, with highlights of brown and deep red, depicts a group of horses in a field under a sketchy blue sky.

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Title of artwork, date

Les Manoeuvres, 1890

Date supported

1995

Medium and material

Pastel on paper

Dimensions

23 x 30 cm

Grant

7000

Total cost

28237

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