Edgar Degas (UK: / ˈdeɪɡɑː /, US: / deɪˈɡɑː, dəˈɡɑː /; [1][2] born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French: [ilɛːʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡaʁ də ɡa]; 19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French …

Nov 12, 2025 · Edgar Degas (born July 19, 1834, Paris, France—died September 27, 1917, Paris) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was prominent in the Impressionist …

Edgar Degas (US: /deɪˈɡɑː/ or UK: /ˈdeɪɡɑː/; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French: [ilɛːʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡaʁ də ɡɑ]; 19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French artist famous for his …

Mar 29, 2022 · Edgar Degas (1834 to 1917) was a French impressionist painter who used many different media to capture dancers, bathers, horse races, and scenes from Parisian café society.

Always remembered as an Impressionist, Edgar Degas was a member of the seminal group of Paris artists who began to exhibit together in the 1870s. He shared many of their novel …

The eldest son of a Parisian banker, Edgar Degas reinforced his formal academic art training by copying Old Master paintings both in Italy, where he spent three years (1856–1859), and at …

Many lines.” Degas obliged, but instead of continuing in the traditional arena of history painting, the young Parisian turned his eye toward contemporary life. His subject matter included the …

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 …

Oct 1, 2004 · Degas began by copying Italian Renaissance paintings at the Louvre and trained in the studio of Louis Lamothe, who taught in the traditional academic style, with its emphasis on …

Edgar Degas, born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in 1834, was a French Impressionist painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose extraordinary talent and innovative approach to art have left …