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Edgar Degas
Impressionism: partaking 7 ‘impressionist’ expositions
(1834-1917)
in the centre of the ‘impressionist’ art-movement
Was Edgar Degas an Impressionist?
Edgar Degas didn’t want to be called an Impressionist. He never painted en-plein-air, in his (early) paintings he used many browns and blacks and put more emphasize on line, than on colour. In that sense he didn’t paint in an impressionist painting style. Yet he was a key figure in what we now call the ‘impressionist’ art-movement. A movement he had preferred to call ‘Realist’ or ‘Independent’ (iR3;iR25). Degas had many contacts within the ‘impressionist’ circles, was co-founder of the ‘Société anonyme des artistes peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs, etc‘ and had an important role in 7 of the 8 ‘impressionist’ expositions (see more). While Renoir (in 1878) and Monet (in 1880) returned to the Sal
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Edgar Degas
(1834-1917)
Who Was Edgar Degas?
Edgar Degas studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became renowned as a stellar portraitist, fusing Impressionistic sensibilities with traditional approaches. Both a painter and sculptor, Degas enjoyed capturing female dancers and played with unusual angles and ideas around centering. His work influenced several major modern artists, including Pablo Picasso.
Early Life
Degas was born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar de Gas on July 19, 1834, in Paris, France. (As an adult, Degas reverted his last name back to the original spelling.) His father, Auguste, was a banker, and his mother, Celestine, was an American from New Orleans. Their family were members of the middle class with nobler pretensions. For many years, the Degas family spelled their name "de Gas"; the preposition "de" suggesting a land-owning aristocratic background which they did not actually have.
Degas came from a very musical household – his moth
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Edgar Degas (Q46373)
Edgar Degas
French Impressionist artist (1834–1917)
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