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EDGAR DEGAS
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Self-portrait (Degas Saluant), 1863 |
- Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.
- Degas also produced wax sculptures, prints, and drawings.
- He is especially identified with the subject of dance;
more than half of his works depict dancers.
- Although Degas is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist, and did not paint outdoors as many Impressionists did.
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At the beginning of his career, Degas wanted to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classical Western art. In his early thirties he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life.
(Wikipedia)
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