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| − | '''Edgar Degas''' | + | '''Edgar Degas''' (1834-1917), French [[painter]]. In 1854-1859 he traveled to Italy studying the Old Masters; by 1860 Degas had drawn over 700 copies of other works, mainly early Italian Renaissance and French classical art.<ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/D/degas/degasbio.html Biography.]</ref> Degas was a great painter of [[Impressionism]], yet differed from most other Impressionists because he detested painting outside. "''Art is not a sport''" he once said.<ref>[http://www.vangoghartprints.net/van_gogh_glossary.html Artists Who Influenced Van Gogh]</ref> He loved to paint ballerinas and horse racing. He is also known for his "slice of life" paintings of working-class people. Some of his most well known paintings are "The Glass of Absinthe" and "Prima Ballerina". |
| − | + | [[Image:Degas The Star.JPG|thumb|left|The Star.]] | |
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| − | + | [[File:Degas Spartan Girls Challenging Boys.JPG|thumb|Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, ca. 1860-62, one of the most important historical work of his early period.]] | |
| − | + | In 1862, Degas meets [[Edouard Manet]] in the [[Louvre]] while copying [[Diego Velázquez]]'s painting The Infanta Margarita; later at the Café Guerbois located at 11 grade rue des Batignolles (today 9 avenue de Clichy), he gathers with other avant-garde artists such as [[Edouard Manet]], [[Paul Cézanne]], Henri Fantin-Latour, [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], [[Claude Monet]], [[Alfred Sisley]], [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]], and [[Camille Pissarro]]. [http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/degas/html/indexl.html] He and his contemporaries, known as the Impressionists, organized independent exhibitions in which they showed their controversial work. Degas participated in all the group exhibitions except that of 1882. | |
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| + | Degas amassed a collection of [[art]] so vast and of such substance that he considered establishing his own private museum to house it. [http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/degas/html/index.html] | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Image:Degas Woman at Her Toilette.jpg|"Woman at Her Toilette" | Image:Degas Woman at Her Toilette.jpg|"Woman at Her Toilette" | ||
Image:Degas Aux Ambassadeurs.jpg|"Aux Ambassadeurs" | Image:Degas Aux Ambassadeurs.jpg|"Aux Ambassadeurs" | ||
| − | Image:Degas Place de la Concorde.JPG|"Place de la Concorde" | + | Image:Degas Place de la Concorde.JPG|"Place de la Concorde" <br>(detail) |
| + | </Gallery> | ||
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| + | [[File:Degas Count Lepic and His Daughters 1870.jpg|340px|Edgar Degas, Count Lepic and His Daughters; Theft from E.G. Bührle Collection, Zurich.]] | ||
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| + | Count Lepic and His Daughters; Theft from E.G. Bührle Collection. | ||
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</center> | </center> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | [[File:Degas Portrait of Hilaire de Gas 1857.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Hilaire de Gas, 1857, his grandfather.]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting Masterpieces]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting Schools]] | ||
| + | *[[Camille Corot]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.abcgallery.com/D/degas/degasbio.html Edgar Degas Biography.] Olga's Gallery. | ||
| + | *[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/degas/ Degas, (Hilaire-Germain-) Edgar.] The WebMuseum. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| + | [[File:Degas On the Racing Field.JPG|thumb|left|On the Racing Field, 1861.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Degas Sea landscape with sandy beach at low tide 1869.jpg|thumb|center|Sea landscape with sandy beach at low tide, 1869.]] | ||
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[[Category:French Painters]] | [[Category:French Painters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:01, July 18, 2016
Edgar Degas (1834-1917), French painter. In 1854-1859 he traveled to Italy studying the Old Masters; by 1860 Degas had drawn over 700 copies of other works, mainly early Italian Renaissance and French classical art.[1] Degas was a great painter of Impressionism, yet differed from most other Impressionists because he detested painting outside. "Art is not a sport" he once said.[2] He loved to paint ballerinas and horse racing. He is also known for his "slice of life" paintings of working-class people. Some of his most well known paintings are "The Glass of Absinthe" and "Prima Ballerina".
In 1862, Degas meets Edouard Manet in the Louvre while copying Diego Velázquez's painting The Infanta Margarita; later at the Café Guerbois located at 11 grade rue des Batignolles (today 9 avenue de Clichy), he gathers with other avant-garde artists such as Edouard Manet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Fantin-Latour, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Jean-Frédéric Bazille, and Camille Pissarro. [1] He and his contemporaries, known as the Impressionists, organized independent exhibitions in which they showed their controversial work. Degas participated in all the group exhibitions except that of 1882.
Degas amassed a collection of art so vast and of such substance that he considered establishing his own private museum to house it. [2]
Gallery
"Breaking-In"
"Dance Class"
"Woman at Her Toilette"
"Aux Ambassadeurs"
"Place de la Concorde"
(detail)
Count Lepic and His Daughters; Theft from E.G. Bührle Collection.
See also
External links
- Edgar Degas Biography. Olga's Gallery.
- Degas, (Hilaire-Germain-) Edgar. The WebMuseum.
