Germain-Edgar De Gas, more familiarly known to us as Edgar Degas, was born 1834 & died 1917 in Paris, France.
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After earning a baccalaureate in literature in 1853, his father encouraged him to go into law, but instead,
The Bellelli Family By Edgar Degas
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Degas attended the École des Beaux-Arts (formerly the Académie des Beaux-Arts) in Paris.
In a Cafe (The Absinthe Drinker) 1875-76
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Early in his career he studied in Italy and work reflected his appreciation of Michelangelo and later Titian and other Venetian painters.
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas's Portrait of Thérèse Degas
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When Degas returned to Paris in April 1859, he attempted to enter the social art-world of the day, though with little success.
Hilaire de Gas (1769-1858), Edgar Degas’ grandfather.
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He developed an accomplished reputation as a portraitist, fusing Impressionistic sensibilities with traditional approaches.
Portrait of a Lady In Gray Painting by Edgar Degas
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He painted large portraits of family members historically inspired paintings such as The Daughter of Jephthah (1859–60) and
The daughter of Jephthah, 1859-1861, by Edgar Degas
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Semiramis Building Babylon (1861), intending to submit them to the annual state-sponsored Salon.
Semiramis Building Babylon, 1861
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In Paris in the early 1860s, his paintings of French horse racing events broke new ground both for their new subject matter, and
Edgar Degas - The Parade (Race Horses in Front of the Stands)
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For their surprising viewpoints & bold colors, which preceded the canvases of similar scenes by his friend Édouard Manet.
Edgar Degas - At the Races in the Countryside
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Degas met Manet about 1862, & shared something of Manet’s rebellious attitude toward the established art world & its traditional subject matter.
Before The Race by Edgar Degas
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In 1865 Degas’ Scene of War in the Middle Ages was accepted by the Salon jury, but it received little attention.
Scene of War in the Middle Ages
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The following year his painting Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey was again received little attention.
Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey - 1866
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Before he left Italy, he completed several drawings of street characters and paintings of fashionable horse-riders, but on a small scale.
Dancer Sculpture
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In 1869 Degas did experiment in private with a series of pastel landscapes executed on the Normandy coast.
Edgar Degas, Landscape with Rocks, 1892
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By 1870 Degas was a familiar figure in independent art circles in Paris, at home with Realists such as James Tissot and Henri Fantin-Latour.
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
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He hung out at Café Guérbois, where he met with Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, and Claude Monet.
Wheat Field and Green Hill by Edgar Degas
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Also, Degas took on commercial illustration work for authors such as Émile Zola and Edmond and Jules Goncourt.
Illustration From La Maison Tellier By Guy De Maupassant Drawing by Edgar Degas
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Degas lightened his palette & adopted more abrupt, simplified compositions during this period,
"In Bed" by Edgar Degas
Note how he adds highlights of colors used in the surroundings into the ‘white’ sheets.
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Degas was in the habit of drawing in preparation for his painting & preferred working in his studio rather than outdoors as was popular.
Ballet Rehearsal, 1873 above
This is La Classe de danse
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Degas was said to be the only Impressionist to truly bridge the gap between traditional academic art, and
Dancers in blue, 1890 - Edgar Degas
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The radical movements of the early 20th century,
At The Stables, Horse and Dog, 1861 by Edgar Degas
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Degas experimented with a wide variety of media,
A Cotton Office in New Orleans
Year: 1873
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Including oil, pastel, gouache, etching, lithography, monotype, wax modeling, and photography.
Chez la modiste hat shop -1886
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Edgar Degas was a regular visitor of the old Paris Opera House and was allowed access to the dance classes.
Three Dancers in an Exercise Hall
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As a painter and sculptor, Degas enjoyed capturing female dancers and played with unusual angles.
“Two Ballet Dancers” by Edgar Degas, 1879.
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He is most famous for his paintings of ballerinas, at work, in rehearsal or at rest.
Danseuses – Edgar Degas
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From the 1870s till his death, Degas continuously explored the subject of dance which accounts for a large portion of his work.
L’Etoile - 1878
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He depicted the dancers from various angles in hundreds of different positions.
Two Dancers in the Studio (aka Dance School) 1875
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Degas captured the kinesiology of movement accurately which is one of the reasons of the legendary status of his dance paintings.
Edgar Degas - Four ballerinas on the stage pastel
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Sadly, his work was not well recognized within the art world of the day and at times derided as he did not idealize his subjects.
Ballerina in Rosa
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Instead he presented the dancers as they appeared, perhaps weary and foot sore in ordinary settings.
Dancers in the Wing
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However Degas is now counted among the most complex and innovative painters of his generation.
L'école de danse
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He is credited with influencing Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and many of the leading figurative artists of the 20th century.
The Dance Studio, 1878 by Edgar Degas.
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The Dance Foyer at the Opera on the Rue Le Peletier
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Edgar Degas Biography
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11 things to know about Edgar Degas
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