DEGAS
(duh-GAH)
French
painter and sculptor
Common
clues:
Impressionist Edgar; “Absinthe” painter; “Jockeys
in the Rain" artist; "Race Horses" artist Edgar;
Painter of ballerinas
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Stolen
Degas painting resurfaces at Sotheby's auction
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Degas
and the Dancers
Edgar
Degas (July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917) was a French
painter and sculptor.
Born
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas in Paris, he was the oldest of five
children. Madame de Gas belonged to a French family that settled
in America. Fond of his mother, her death in 1847 was a deep
personal tragedy for Degas. His father, a banker, encouraged his
son's artistic inclination. Degas received a classical education
at Lycee Louis-le-Grand from 1845 to 1852, then studied law.
The
Dance Class, 1874
Degas'
innovative composition, influenced by photography and Japanese
woodblock prints called Ukiyo-e (Japonism), his skillful drawing,
and perceptive analysis of movement made him one of the masters
of progressive art in the late 19th century. He is especially
known for his paintings of ballet dancers and other women, as
well as of race horses. Often considered an impressionist, some
of his work shows classical and realist styles, and other times
romanticism.
At
the Races, 1877-80
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DEGAS
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We+ >1 97 Painter of ballerinas
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>1 97 Painter of ballet dancers
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We >1 05 "Ballet Rehearsal" artist
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Tu- >1 08 Impressionist Edgar
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We+ >1 02 "Le Viol" painter
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We- >1 91 "Absinthe" painter
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Th LAT 04 "After the Bath" painter
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We- NYT 08 "At the Milliner's" painter
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Tu- LAT 06 "Ballet Rehearsal" artist Edgar
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Tu >1 06 "L'Absinthe" artist
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Th >1 01 "Prima Ballerina" artist
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Tu >1 04 "Race Horses" artist
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We NYT 96 "The Ballet Class" painter
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Th >1 01 "Two Laundresses" painter
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Tu >1 01 French artist Edgar
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French impressionist MANET
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Tu >1 98 French impressionist Edgar
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Monet contemporary
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"Absinthe" artist
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"At the Races" painter
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Th NYT 99 "Cotton-Broker's Office" artist
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We NYT 03 "Dancer Lacing Her Shoe" artist
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Fr NYT 97 "Dancer at the Bar" painter
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Th LAT 96 "Dancers at the Bar" painter
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Th LAT 05 "Danseuse" artist
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We- NYT 88 Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958
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