Edgar
Degas was born on July 19th, 1834 into an affluent Paris
banking family. As a young man, he studied at the École
des Beaux-Arts. While there, he developed the great drawing
ability essential to his style. Originally painting classic
academic subjects, Degas switched after 1865 to more of
his age's contemporary themes.
Degas is world-wide known as the great master of figures
in movement, being a superb designer and a great innovator
in the art of portrait. His works are currently celebrated
for its composition, originallity and his unrivalled technique.
Although some critics of his time had early recognized
the artistic qualities of that ‘bizarre’ young man, he
only attained real success in the last years of his life,
but the true acclaim came only after his death. This was
mainly due to the fact that Degas, keeping aloof as he
used, rarely showed his works.
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