ARTIST OF THE WEEK: 19. EDGAR DEGAS

Name: Edgar Degas

Born: July 19, 1834; Paris, France

Died: September 27, 1917; Paris, France

Nationality: French

Art Movement: Impressionism

Field: Painting, sculpture, drawing

Influenced by: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Edouard Manet, Eugene Delacroix

Influenced on: Edward Hopper, Henri Gervex, Paul Gauguin, Mary Cassatt, Walter Sickert, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Aaron Shikler, Richard Diebenkorn

Friends and Co-workers: Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Telemaco Signorini, Giovanni Boldini

Edgar Degas was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. Regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his rendition of dancers and racecourse subjects. At the beginning of his career, Degas wanted to be a history painter, but in his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life.

FAMOUS WORKS

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Giovanni Boldini

ALLARTISTS LIST

Currently, “J art”, an internet mall of “Art Collage JANG” is selling artprints of worldwide famous artists.

In relation with this sale, I will introduce one by one every week, whose artprints are on the sale list, by following categories.

1. Artist’s Bio: Introduce brief bio of selected artist

2. Famous Works: Move to the corresponding artprints in J art by clicking

3. All Works List: Move to all works of selected artist in J art by clicking

4. Related Artists: Move to the works of the artists in J art, who are related to the selected artist.

5. All Artists List: Move to the list of all artists selling artprints in J art

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