Edgar Degas was a renowned French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who became prominent in the Impressionist group during the late 19th century. Born into a wealthy family in Paris in 1834, he received support from his liberal family to pursue art. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and honed his skills by copying Old Master paintings both in Italy and at the Louvre.
Degas had a rigorous drawing style paired with a respect for line which he maintained throughout his career. While famous for fusing Impressionistic sensibilities with traditional approaches particularly evident through his portrait paintings, Degas also worked on sculptures, prints, and drawings. The artist is renowned for his pastel drawings and oil paintings that showcased beautiful images of Parisian life painted from memories or studies taken at places like opera houses.
Apart from creating beautiful works of art, Degas was also known for being a controversial individual based on how he perceived society. He often received criticism due to his unusual approach to subject matter selection that barely followed trends prevalent among popular artists during that period.
As one of the founding members of the Impressionist group, Edgar Degas was always an investigator of color choice as well as light and composition when producing new artwork. His solid contribution to various forms of art helped shape artistic movements beyond France’s borders while setting him apart as one of France’s most outstanding artists ever known globally.
All Edgar Degas Artwork on Artchive
| Artwork Name | Year | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Laundresses Carrying Linen in Town | 1878 | Oil on Paper |
| Peasant Girls Bathing in the Sea at Dusk | c.1875 | Oil on Canvas |
| The Dance Class | 1873 | Oil on Canvas |
| Woman Combing Her Hair | 1885 | Pastel on cardboard |
| A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers | 1865 | Oil on Canvas |
| After the Bath | 1895 | |
| Ballet Dancers in the Wings | 1900 | Pastel on Paper |
| Four Dancers | c.1902 | pastel |
| Henri Rouart in Front of His Factory | c.1875 | Oil on Canvas |
| Interior (The Rape) | 1868 - 1869 | grisaille |
| Place de la Concorde | 1875 | Oil on Canvas |
| Portrait of a Young Woman | c.1864 - c.1865 | Oil on Canvas |
| Portrait of James Tissot | 1867 - 1868 | Oil on Canvas |
| Race Horses | c.1873 | pastel |
| Singer with a Glove | 1878 | pastel,Canvas |
| The Dance Lesson | 1879 | pastel |
| The Rehearsal | c.1873 - c.1878 | Oil on Canvas |
| Woman at Her Toilette | c.1869 - c.1899 | pastel |
| The Cotton Exchange in New Orleans | 1873 | Oil on Canvas |
| At the Stock Exchange | c. 1879 | Oil on Canvas |
| Aux courses en province | c. 1872 | Oil on Canvas |
| Cabaret | c. 1877 | Pastel over monotype on paper |
| Dance School | c. 1874 | Oil and tempera on Canvas |
| Dancers Practicing at the Bar | 1876-77 | Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, on Canvas |
| Ecole de danse | 1873 | Oil on Canvas |
| Girl Drying Herself | c.1884 - c.1886 | Oil on Canvas |
| Jockeys Before the Race | 1869-72 | Oil, essence, with touches of pastel on paper |
| L'absinthe | 1876 | Oil on Canvas |
| L'etoile OR La danseuse sur la scene | 1878 | Pastel on paper |
| La classe de danse (The Dancing class) | 1871 - 1874 | Oil on Canvas |
| Laundress (Silhouette) | c. 1874 | Oil on Canvas |
| Le Defile | c. 1866-68 | Essence on paper mounted on Canvas |
| Les repasseuses (Women Ironing) | 1884 | Oil on Canvas |
| Milliners | 1882 | Pastel on paper |
| Miss Lola, au Cirque Fernando | 1879 | Oil on Canvas |
| Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet The Source | 1867-68 | Oil on Canvas |
| Petite danseuse de quatorze ans, statuette en cire | c. 1881 | |
| Portrait de M. Duranty | 1879 | Tempera and pastel on Canvas |
| Portrait, Evening (Madame Camus) | 1869-70 | Oil on Canvas |
| Room in a Brothel | c. 1879 | |
| Seated Dancer (Danseuse assise) | c. 1879-80 | Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on pasteboard |
| The Baker's Wife | 1885 | Pastel on paper |
| The Dance Examination | c. 1880 | Pastel and charcoal on paper |
