Edgar Degas

Biography

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, better known as Edgar Degas, was born on July 19, 1834, in Paris, where he also died on September 27, 1917. He was a French artist whose talents spanned painting, sculpture, drawing, lithography, photography, engraving, graphic arts, poetry, and public activity in the field of art. Degas is considered one of the leading representatives of the Impressionist movement. He made significant contributions to the development of genre painting and portraiture. Among his well-known works are "The Ballet Class," "Young Spartans Exercising," "After a Bath. Woman Drying the Back of her Neck," and "Count Lepic and His Daughters." His activity was closely connected with the cultural and artistic circles of nineteenth-century France.