Edgar+Degas


 * Edgar Degas **

Edgar Degas was a famous french artist, specializing in painting, sculpting, and drawing. He was born in July 1834 in Paris, France. Degas is known for his work with the subject of dance and display of movement, along with being one of the founding fathers of Impressionism. Degas’ portraits are considered some of the finest things in art history.

One of Degas’ famous paintings in oil is //The Dance Class// (1876), held in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. He is often identified as an Impressionist, by the way his brushstrokes depicted the scene, yet he did not attempt to capture movement in a quick simple brush stroke. Everything that Degas painted was studied, planned out, and executed according to his will. The majority of his famous works being similar to //The Dance Class// which portrayed female dancers/ballerinas. His other paintings: //The Ballet Rehearsal on Stage// (1874), //L’Absinthe// (1876), and //The Bellelli Family// (1867) are located in the same museum in Paris.

In Degas last years, his poor eyesight that had been his struggle throughout his life began to fail. He was still dedicated to his life as an artist. He used sculpture to express himself and kept going until his death. Edgar Degas inspired artists from around the world with his exemplary portraits and his style of linking the gap between classical tradition and modern art. He was a highly celebrated 19th century French Impressionist who was recognized as one of the best genre painters of his time and one of the greatest names that helped Paris become the “City of Art”.

