Edgar Degas
- 1834–1917
- 19th century
- France
- Impressionism
Degas captures movement — ballet dancers, races, bathers — in cropped, candid, snapshot-like compositions. Look for unusual angles, asymmetric framing, and a chalky, pastel-tinged palette.
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a painter from France, associated with Impressionism.
A 19th-century revolution that chased fleeting light and atmosphere with loose, visible, broken brushwork. Impressionism →
More Impressionism painters: Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro.
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