Edgar Degas was a French painter (1834 - 1917). He is known as a founding father of impressionism but preferred to be known as a realist.
Important works of art include:

After the Bath, Woman drying herself, 1890 - 1895 was created by Edgar Degas and is held in the National Gallery, London, UK.

At the Races 1869 - 1872 was painted by Edgar Degas and is held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.

The Musee d'Orsay in Paris, is housed in the former Orsay Railway station. The museum displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.

This ongoing exhibition presents remarkable paintings, which nobody has ever seen - they were hidden during WWII.

The Birth of Impressionism exhibition will include approximately 100 paintings from the Musée d’Orsay’s permanent collection.

The French artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917) experimented with expressing movement in his paintings and sculptures.
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