Ballet Scene by Edgar Degas
At the Milliner's by Edgar Degas
At the Milliner's by Edgar Degas
Frieze of Dancers by Edgar Degas
Cotton Merchants in New Orleans by Edgar Degas
Dancer Onstage by Edgar Degas
Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass by Edgar Degas
At the Races: The Start by Edgar Degas
Before the Start by Edgar Degas
Dancers in the Foyer by Edgar Degas
Dancers Practicing at the Barre by Edgar Degas
Double Portrait - The Cousins of the Painter by Edgar Degas

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About Edgar Degas

French · 1834–1917

sketching ballet dancers from the wings of the Paris Opera, not the performance but the stretching, waiting, and fatigue behind it

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Portrait of Edgar Degas
Museums54
Countries15
Most worksMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City · 49 works
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Sulking (La Bouderie) - Edgar Degas - Poster Sulking (La Bouderie) - Edgar Degas From £28.00 Two Dancers - Edgar Degas - Poster Two Dancers - Edgar Degas From £28.00 The Dance Lesson - Edgar Degas - Poster The Dance Lesson - Edgar Degas From £28.00 Estérel Village - Edgar Degas - Poster Estérel Village - Edgar Degas From £28.00 Three Dancers Preparing for Class - Edgar Degas - Poster Three Dancers Preparing for Class - Edgar Degas From £37.00 Ludovic Lepic Holding His Dog - Edgar Degas - Poster Ludovic Lepic Holding His Dog - Edgar Degas From £28.00 Mlle Bécat at the Café des Ambassadeurs - Edgar Degas - Poster Mlle Bécat at the Café des Ambassadeurs - Edgar Degas From £37.00 In the Salon - Edgar Degas - Poster In the Salon - Edgar Degas From £28.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Edgar Degas inspired by?
    Edgar Degas studied with Louis Lamothe, a former student of Ingres. Lamothe taught him the importance of Ingres's teachings.
  • Did Edgar Degas marry?
    The biography states that Edgar Degas never married.
  • What is Edgar Degas best known for?
    More than half of Edgar Degas's paintings depict young ballerinas who performed at the Paris Opera. He painted the dancers in intimate, behind-the-scenes situations, but viewed them with a cool detachment.
  • How did Edgar Degas paint?
    Edgar Degas worked hard to make the dancers in his paintings appear spontaneous and natural. His compositions were influenced by photography and Japonisme.
  • When did Edgar Degas start painting?
    In 1855[8], Edgar Degas began his training as an artist.
  • Edgar Degas art movement?
    Although Edgar Degas detested painting outdoors, he was considered a charter member of the Impressionist group. This was due to friendship, his dedication to contemporary subject matter, and his opposition to official academic painting.
  • Why did Edgar Degas paint dancers?
    More than half of Edgar Degas's artistic output depicts dancers. He was a regular at the Paris Opera, observing from the wings and boxes, and sketching the work behind the performance, such as stretching, waiting, adjusting shoes, and corrections from the ballet master, as the backstage fatigue interested him more than the applause.
  • Was Edgar Degas an impressionist?
    Although Edgar Degas was associated with the Impressionists, his approach differed, and he rejected the label. Despite this, he helped organise their independent exhibitions from 1874[8] to 1886 and participated in all but one of them.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Edgar Degas's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Brooklyn Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Shelburne Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikidata Wikidata: Q46373 Used for: identifiers.
  8. [8] wikipedia Wikipedia: Edgar Degas Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
  11. [11] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.

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