Edgar Degas
1834–1917 · Impressionism · 25 works
Degas studied contemporary life through dancers, entertainers and figures in private settings. He explored drawing, pastel, painting and sculpture, often arranging a scene from unexpected viewpoints. His connection to Impressionism did not mean sharing every other member’s approach.
Life and work
- 1874
- Exhibits with the independent group
Degas was among the organizers of the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris.
25 works · 1856–1900
1856–1866 · 9 works
Walk these 9In the museum: Impressionism room · 2 works
Male Nude1856
Angel Blowing a Trumpet1857–59
The Old Italian Woman1857
Young Woman with Ibis1857–58; reworked 1860–62
Portrait of a Woman in Grayca. 1865
Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boysc. 1860
Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubensc. 1867
A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)1865
Four Studies of a Jockey1866
1870–1886 · 11 works
Walk these 11In the museum: Impressionism room · 5 works
Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasic. 1875
Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Paintingc. 1878–80
The Dance Class1874
Yellow Dancers (In the Wings)1874–76
Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas1875–76
Ballet at the Paris Opéra1877
Café Singer1879
Mary Cassatt in the Paintings Gallery at the Louvre1879–80
Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin)1879- The Millinery Shop1879-86
The Star1879/81
1885–1900 · 5 works
Walk these 5
Albert Pinkham Ryder
The Essex Canal, c. 1896
Alfred Sisley
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne, 1872
Arthur Wesley Dow
Boats at Rest, c. 1895
