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Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas
“We were created to look at one another weren’t we?” - Edgar Degas. Edgar Degas’s work, mostly his ballet paintings from the 19th century, are world renowned. ... However, in Degas’s time, he was just another artist and was overlooked because his type of painting differed dramatically from that of Monet’s and other famous artists. Monet’s artwork was easier on the eyes and more visually appealing than Degas’s, whose was more raw and imperfect. Degas’s artwork had mixtures of various subjects, odd cropping and a detachment from the scene; no passion, frills or extras, just a precise objective, straight to the point paintings. ... Degas preferred to paint as if the subject didnt even know he was drawing them in. ... By far, Edgar Degas was ahead of his time. ...
Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas was born on July 19, 1834 in Paris. ... His father had changed the family’s name from Degas to de Gas to make it appear as if he was from a noble French backround. Later, Edgar went by Degas and signed his paintings with that last name. Even as a child, Edgar had aspired to become a famous painter. ... Degas, being painfully shy and insecure, lead a life of reclusiveness and solitude. ... Degas responded to the question of not being married by saying, “I would have been in mortal misery all my life for fear my wife might say, Thats a pretty little thing, after I had finished a picture. ...
His mother died in 1947 when Edgar was only 13, and his father died when Degas was 40. ... But Degas continued to paint.
In many of his paintings, Degas had a reputation for misogyny. ... It was more the feel of the painting, the way it was created that Degas brought a special feel to and it later appeared in The Coiffure, 1896, which shows how much has evolved with the influence of different artists. ... Later in his life Degas looked back and wondered if he too often thought of women more as animals than people.
Approximate Word count = 1643
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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