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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

Crossword puzzle frequency: once a year

Frequency in English language: 28691 / 86800

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Video: 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 (99) 9 We+ >1 97 Painter of ballerinas

8 >1 97 Painter of ballet dancers

5 We >1 05 "Ballet Rehearsal" artist

5 Tu- >1 08 Impressionist Edgar

4 We+ >1 02 "Le Viol" painter

3 We- >1 91 "Absinthe" painter

2 Th LAT 04 "After the Bath" painter

2 We- NYT 08 "At the Milliner's" painter

2 Tu- LAT 06 "Ballet Rehearsal" artist Edgar

2 Tu >1 06 "L'Absinthe" artist

2 Th >1 01 "Prima Ballerina" artist

2 Tu >1 04 "Race Horses" artist

2 We NYT 96 "The Ballet Class" painter

2 Th >1 01 "Two Laundresses" painter

2 Tu >1 01 French artist Edgar

98 French impressionist MANET

2 Tu >1 98 French impressionist Edgar

03 Monet contemporary

00 "Absinthe" artist

96 "At the Races" painter

1 Th NYT 99 "Cotton-Broker's Office" artist

1 We NYT 03 "Dancer Lacing Her Shoe" artist

1 Fr NYT 97 "Dancer at the Bar" painter

1 Th LAT 96 "Dancers at the Bar" painter

1 Th LAT 05 "Danseuse" artist

5 We- NYT 88 Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958