Edgar Degas French Realist/Impressionist Painter and Sculptor, 1834-1917
French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, pastellist, photographer and collector. He was a founder-member of the Impressionist group and the leader within it of the Realist tendency. He organized several of the group exhibitions, but after 1886 he showed his works very rarely and largely withdrew from the Parisian art world. As he was sufficiently wealthy, he was not constricted by the need to sell his work, and even his late pieces retain a vigour and a power to shock that is lacking in the contemporary productions of his Impressionist colleagues.
Cotton Merchants in New Orleans "Cotton Merchants in New Orleans," oil on linen, by the French artist Edgar Degas. 23 1/8 in. x 28 1/4 in. Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum, gift of Herbert N. Straus. Courtesy of the president and fellows of Harvard College.
cjr Painting ID:: 72936
Edgar Degas Cotton Merchants in New Orleans "Cotton Merchants in New Orleans," oil on linen, by the French artist Edgar Degas. 23 1/8 in. x 28 1/4 in. Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum, gift of Herbert N. Straus. Courtesy of the president and fellows of Harvard College.
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The False Start, "The False Start," oil on panel, by the French artist Edgar Degas.12 5/8 in. x 15 7/8 in. Yale University Art Gallery, collection of John Hay Whitney, B.A. 1926, Hon. 1956. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
cjr Painting ID:: 72945
Edgar Degas The False Start, "The False Start," oil on panel, by the French artist Edgar Degas.12 5/8 in. x 15 7/8 in. Yale University Art Gallery, collection of John Hay Whitney, B.A. 1926, Hon. 1956. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Ballet Rehearsal "Ballet Rehearsal," oil on canvas, by the French artist Edgar Degas. 18 7/8 in. x 34 5/8 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Duncan Phillips, B.A. 1908. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
cjr Painting ID:: 72946
Edgar Degas Ballet Rehearsal "Ballet Rehearsal," oil on canvas, by the French artist Edgar Degas. 18 7/8 in. x 34 5/8 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Duncan Phillips, B.A. 1908. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Causerie "Causerie (Conversation)," oil on canvas, by the French artist Edgar Degas. 28 3/8 in. x 33 in. Yale University Art Gallery, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon, B.A. 1929. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
cjr Painting ID:: 73018
Edgar Degas Causerie "Causerie (Conversation)," oil on canvas, by the French artist Edgar Degas. 28 3/8 in. x 33 in. Yale University Art Gallery, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon, B.A. 1929. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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French Realist/Impressionist Painter and Sculptor, 1834-1917
French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, pastellist, photographer and collector. He was a founder-member of the Impressionist group and the leader within it of the Realist tendency. He organized several of the group exhibitions, but after 1886 he showed his works very rarely and largely withdrew from the Parisian art world. As he was sufficiently wealthy, he was not constricted by the need to sell his work, and even his late pieces retain a vigour and a power to shock that is lacking in the contemporary productions of his Impressionist colleagues.