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Edgar Degas

Also known as Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas, Ėdgar Dega, Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas, Edgar Dega, Hilarie Germain Edgar Degas, H. G. E. Degas, E. Degas, Hilaire Germain Degas

French Impressionist artist (1834–1917)

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Edgar Degas was a French artist who lived from 1834 to 1917 and is known for his association with the Impressionist movement. His work is important because he helped define Impressionism, a major art movement that changed how artists approached painting subjects like light, color, and everyday scenes.

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Born: 1834
Died: 1917
Works: 188

Top works

Catalogue des tableaux, pastels et dessins par Edgar Degas et provenant de son atelier
Degas, das plastiche Werke
Ballet dancers
Edgar Degas
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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: France
Active from: 1834
Active to: 1917

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Listeners: 25
Total plays: 59

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Quotes

“Boredom soon overcomes me when I am contemplating nature.”
“Make portraits of people in familiar and typical positions, above all give their faces the same choice of expression one gives their bodies. Thus if laughter is typical for a person, make him laugh – there are, naturally, feelings that one cannot render…”
“We also consider that Miss Berthe Morisot's [woman painter in French Impressionism who got later married with a brother of Eduard Manet] name and talent are too important to us to do without. [Degas is referring to her participation in the first Impressionist's show he was preparing, then; he was in strong opposition to Eduard Manet who wanted to exclude Berthe Morisot)”
“J'ai vraiment, un vrai bagage dans la tête. S'il y avait pour cela, comme il y a partout ici, des compagnies d'assurance, voilà un ballot je ferais assurer de suite.”
“I put it [a still life of a pear, made by Manet there [on the wall, next to Ingres' painting 'Jupiter'], for a pear like that would overthrow any god.”
“Your pictures would have been finished a long time ago if I were not forced every day to do something to earn money.”

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Image: Edgar Degas self portrait 1855FXD.jpg

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Commons category: Edgar Degas
date of birth: 1834-07-19
date of death: 1917-09-27
Commons gallery: Edgar Degas
Commons Creator page: Edgar Degas
name in native language: Edgar Degas
name in kana: エドガール

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Edgar Degas ( UK: /ˈdeɪɡɑː/, US: /deɪˈɡɑː, dəˈɡɑː/; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French: [ilɛːʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡaʁ də ɡa]; 19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.

Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints, and drawings. Degas 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.