Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
- Introduction
- Edgar Degas (UK: , US: ; 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. Degas was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his rendition of dancers and bathing female nudes. In addition to ballet dancers and bathing women, Degas painted racehorses and racing jockeys, as well as portraits. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation.At the beginning of his career, Degas wanted to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classical 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.
- Wikidata
- Q46373
- Introduction
- Important Impressionist artist; unlike other Impressionists, he emphasized composition and drawing, and he usually did not paint outdoors. Degas was primarily concerned with depicting movement, from horses to women in various activities, dressing, bathing, and as cabaret performers. Comment on works: Portraits, genre
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Engraver, Lithographer, Collector, Genre Artist, Painter, Pastelist, Pastellist, Photographer, Sculptor, Owner
- Names
- Edgar Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar De Gas, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas, Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas, Edgar Dega, Hilaire Germain Degas, Ėdgar Dega, Te-chia, אדגאר דגה, Hilarie Germain Edgar Degas, Degas, degas e., E. Degas, degas edgar, edgar hillaire germaine degas, H. G. E. Degas, h.g.e. degas, degas h.g.e., Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas Degas, hilaire germaine edgar degas, hilaire german edgar degas, Hillaire germaine edgar degas, jilaire germain edgar degas degas, e. degas, edgar hilaire germain degas, h.e.g. degas, hilaire degas, hilaire germain edgar degas, Jilaira Germain Edgar Degas
- Ulan
- 500115194
Exhibitions
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Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty
Mar 26–Jul 24, 2016
MoMA
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Photography Collection: Rotation 6
Aug 7, 2009–Mar 22, 2010
MoMA
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Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part One
Jan 26–Apr 24, 2006
MoMA
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Artists & Prints: Masterworks from The Museum of Modern Art, Part 2
Apr 13–Jul 4, 2005
MoMA
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
MoMA
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas has
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas Singer at a Café Concert (Chanteuse de Café Concert) 1875
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas Mademoiselle Bécat at the Ambassadeurs (Mademoiselle Bécat aux Ambassadeurs) c. 1877
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas At the Milliner's (Chez la modiste) c. 1882
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas Green Landscape (Paysage vert) c. 1890
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas Forest in the Mountains (Forêt dans la montagne) c. 1890
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas After the Bath III (La Sortie du Bain III) 1891-92
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Stéphane Mallarmé December 1895
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas Untitled 1895-96
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