Edgar Dega
Edgar Degas (19
July
1834 –
27 September
1917), born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
, was a French artist famous for his work in
painting,
sculpture,
printmaking and
drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders
of
Impressionism although he rejected the term,
and preferred to be called a realist. A superb
draughtsman, he is especially identified with the subject of the
dance, and over half his works depict dancers. These display his mastery in the
depiction of movement, as do his racecourse subjects and female
nudes. His
portraits are considered to be among the finest
in the history of art.
Early in his career, his ambition was to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classic 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
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La Sortie du Bain 1879-1880 |
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