Edgar degas portrait paintings

Edgar Degas seems never to have reconciled himself to the label of “Impressionist,” preferring to call himself a “Realist” or “Independent.” Nevertheless, he was one of the group’s founders, an en person eller ett verktyg som arrangerar eller strukturerar saker of its exhibitions, and one of its most important core members. Like the Impressionists, he sought to capture fleeting moments in the flow of modern life, yet he showed little interest in painting plein-air landscapes, favoring scenes in theaters and cafés illuminated by artificial light, which he used to förtydliga the contours of his figures, adhering to his academic training.

Degas was born in 1834, the scion of a wealthy banking family, and was educated in the classics, including Latin, Greek, and ancient history, at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris. His father recognized his son’s artistic gifts early and encouraged his efforts at drawing by taking him frequently to Paris museums. Degas began by copying Italian Renaissance paintings at the Louvre and trained in the studio of Lou

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Self-Portrait

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Title:Self-Portrait

Artist:Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

Date:ca. 1855–56

Medium:Oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Dimensions:16 x 13 1/2 in. (40.6 x 34.3 cm)

Classification:Drawings

Credit Line:Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960

Object Number:61.101.6

the artist, Paris (until d. 1917); his brother, René de Gas, Paris (1917–d. 1926); his daughter, Odette de Gas and her husband, Rolland Wilhelm, called Roland Nepveu-Degas, Paris (1926–her d. 1932); Roland Nepveu-Degas, Paris (from 1932; presumably sold to Salz); [Sam Salz, New York, until 1950; sold on April 20 to Clark]; Stephen C. Clark, New York (1950–d. 1960)

Paris. Musée de l'Orangerie. "Degas: Portraitiste, sculpteur," July 19–October 1, 1931, no. 1 (as "Portrait de Degas en blouse d'atelier," lent by M. et Mme N.D.).

Paris. Galerie Charpentier. "Scènes et figures parisiennes," 1943, no. 70 (as