A hidden portrait by edgar degas biography

Edgar Degas (27 September – 19 July ) was a French Impressionist painter best known for his pastel sketches and oil paintings.

Additionally, Degas created bronze sculptures, prints, and sketches. Degas is particularly well-known for his depictions of dancers; more than half of his paintings include dancers.

Although Degas is often considered as a creator of Impressionism, he rejected the label, preferring to be referred to as a realist, and did not paint outside &#;en plein air&#; in the manner of many Impressionists.

Degas was an exceptional draftsman, especially adept in capturing movement, as seen by his depictions of dancers and bathing female nudists.

Degas painted racehorses and racing jockeys, as well as portraits, in addition to ballet dancers and bathing ladies.

His portraiture is remarkable for its psychological intricacy and depiction of human loneliness.

Degas initially desired a career as a history painter, for which he was well equipped by his rigorous academic