Edgar Degas

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Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was born in Paris and spent nearly all his working life there.

Although he exhibited with the Impressionists, he preferred to call himself a realist; he is best known for his ballet dancers, in paintings, pastels and the sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen.

He adored music and the theater, and as a season subscriber to the Paris Opera he could slip backstage to watch the dancers rehearse and rest.

Four Dancers
Edgar Degas, c. 1899The Dance Class
Edgar Degas, 1874Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Edgar Degas, 1878–81