Paintings Mentioned In The Art Forger: At the Races in the Countryside

         One of the more popular paintings painted by Edgar Degas that was mentioned in B.A Shapiro's novel, The Art Forger, was At the Races in the Countryside. "It's a painting of a young husband and wife sitting in a carriage with their infant and wet nurse under a luminous blue sky...A few tiny horses and tents are scattered in the background, giving the image both depth and a cheerful attitude." According to page seventy-one of The Art Forger. Also, you can see how Degas allowed the man and his family with the carriage taking up the entire half of the painting. Even though this painting was considered part of his horse racing series, there is hardly any racing imagery in the painting.