Their family were members of the middle class with nobler pretensions. (As an adult, Degas reverted his last name back to the original spelling.) His father, Auguste, was a banker, and his mother, Celestine, was an American from New Orleans. Early Lifeĭegas was born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar de Gas on July 19, 1834, in Paris, France. His work influenced several major modern artists, including Pablo Picasso. Both a painter and sculptor, Degas enjoyed capturing female dancers and played with unusual angles and ideas around centering. Please visit delphiclassics.Edgar Degas studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became renowned as a stellar portraitist, fusing Impressionistic sensibilities with traditional approaches. WOMAN LEANING ON AN ELBOW BESIDE A VASE OF FLOWERSĬHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS AND PASTELSĪLPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS AND PASTELSĭEGAS AND HIS CIRCLE by Willard Huntington Wright Please visit to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books

Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order.

Features two bonus biographies - discover Degas' artistic and personal life.

Includes Degas' drawings and sculptures - spend hours exploring the artist's diverse works.

Easily locate the paintings you wish to view.Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings and pastels.Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders.Enlarged 'Detail' images, allowing you to explore Degas' celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books.Features a special 'Highlights' section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information.The complete paintings and pastels of Edgar Degas - over 600 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order.This volume presents Degas' complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. Delphi's Masters of Art Series presents the world's first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. He was a superb draftsman and masterly in his portrayal of movement, while his portraits are notable for their psychological complexity.

The prominent Impressionist artist Edgar Degas is widely celebrated for his images of Parisian life and sublime depictions of ballet dancers.

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