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The Outsider

A work made of brush and brown and blue washes, over conte´ crayon, on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of brush and brown and blue washes, over conte´ crayon, on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1895

Artist:

Louis Anquetin
French, 1861-1932

About this artwork

Like his close friend Toulouse-Lautrec, Anquetin had a keen interest in racing. The two met in Paris, where they shared the same teachers, and their art often addressed similar themes. This composition was one of Anquetin’s most successful, made in several versions, including a painting and a color lithograph. Uniquely, however, the jockeys in this image wear plain jerseys. They cling to their horses, urging them onward, as the crowd jostles for a view. The spectators were probably meant to be city-dwellers; the setting is the Bois de Boulogne, a popular leisure destination on the outskirts of Paris.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Louis Anquetin

Title

The Outsider

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1890–1900

Medium

Brush and brown and blue washes, over conte´ crayon, on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed lower left: "Anquetin"

Dimensions

39 × 54.5 cm (15 3/8 × 21 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Reference Number

2013.892

Extended information about this artwork

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