Ballerina artist edgar degas biography
Ballerina artist edgar degas biography paintings...
Ballerina artist edgar degas biography
Edgar Degas
French Impressionist artist (–)
"Degas" redirects here. For other uses, see Degas (disambiguation).
Edgar Degas | |
|---|---|
Self-portrait (Degas Saluant), | |
| Born | Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas ()19 July Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 27 September () (aged&#;83) Paris, France |
| Known&#;for | Painting, sculpture, drawing |
| Notable work | |
| Movement | Impressionism |
Edgar Degas (, ;[1][2] born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French:[ilɛːʁʒɛʁmɛ̃ɛdɡaʁdəɡa]; 19 July &#;&#; 27 September ) was a FrenchImpressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.
Degas also produced bronzesculptures, prints, and drawings. Degas is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers.[3] Although Degas is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist,[4] and did not paint outdoors as many Impre