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Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.
Edgar Degas (born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas; July 19, 1834 - September 27, 1917) was one of the most important artists and painters of the 19 th century.
Edgar Degas was a prominent artist in the last half of the 19th century.

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One of the founders of the Impressionist movement, Edgar Degas was a prominent artist in the last half of the 19th century. Born to wealthy family, he began his schooling with a baccalaureate in literature in 1853. Due to the wishes of his father, who wanted him to go to law school, he enrolled at the University of Paris in 1853 to pursue a law degree, where he made little effort. Degas, who at age 18 had transformed one of the rooms is his house into a studio, and was a registered copyist at the Louvre by 1853, left law school after two years, and a year later traveled to Italy studying the art of the great masters.
His paintings were exhibited at the Paris Salon beginning in 1865, but they attracted little attention, and his subject matte slowly transitioned from history paintings to more contemporary subjects. In 1870, at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, he enrolled as a member of the National Guard, but his eyesight, which was found defective during rifle training, was troublesome and so he could not serve. Three years later, in 1873, Degas' father died, revealing a m

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Edgar Degas

In the late summer of 1885 Edgar Degas (1834-1917) traveled north from Paris to join his friends for a seaside holiday. His destination was Dieppe, a picturesque town on the Normandy coast. While relaxing with the family of writer Ludovic Halévy, he created a large pastel drawing of six male figures. They included Halévy and his young son Daniel; the painters Henri Gervex, Jacques-Émile Blanche, and Walter Sickert; and "a man of taste," Albert Boulanger-Cavé. This exhibition reveals the story of Six Friends at Dieppe, a remarkable group portrait that represents a unique performance of art and friendship.

The fishing port of Dieppe on the Normandy coast of France became a popular vacation spot in the early years of the nineteenth century. Within easy access from Paris by train, it could also be reached by the steamers that crossed the English Channel. Dieppe's transformation into a chic watering place began in the 1820s under the patronage of Caroline, Duchesse de Berry, who encouraged the construction of fashionable bathing huts and a public spa. By mid-century t

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Edgar Degas

French Impressionist artist (1834–1917)

"Degas" redirects here. For other uses, see Degas (disambiguation).

Edgar Degas
Self-portrait (Degas Saluant), 1863
Born	Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas (1834-07-19)19 July 1834 Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	27 September 1917(1917-09-27) (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 1834 – 27 September 1917) 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 Impressionists did.

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