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EDGAR DEGAS

Explore the life and art of Edgar Degas, a renowned French Impressionist known for his captivating portrayals of ballet dancers through paintings and sculptures. Discover his unique perspective on movement and expression in over 1,500 masterpieces.

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EDGAR DEGAS

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  1. EDGAR DEGAS

  2. Edgar Dega was one of the most famous French impressonists

  3. The painter specialized in painting ballet dancers and he was fascinated by them.

  4. He made over 1,500 paintings and drawings of them

  5. He showed dancers in many poses, not just dancing but going to classes, chatting and trying their shoes

  6. As he grew older he suffered eye problems and began to make more sculptures instead of paintings

  7. Degas made “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” in 1880. The master gave to the bronze sculpture a real cloth skirt a hair ribbon

  8. Degas wanted to show how people really move catching them in just their awkward unbalanced poses other artists avoided

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