Edgar Degas

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:

Exhibits by Edgar Degas

After the Bath, Woman drying herself
After the Bath, Woman drying herself, 1890 - 1895 was created by Edgar Degas and is held in the National Gallery, London, UK.
19th century
Edgar Degas
At the Races
At the Races 1869 - 1872 was painted by Edgar Degas and is held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
19th century, Painting
Edgar Degas

Orsay Museum
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.
Paris, France
19th century, Impressionism, Post - Impressionism
The 19th-20th centuries French painting
This ongoing exhibition presents remarkable paintings, which nobody has ever seen - they were hidden during WWII.
The Hermitage Museum
19th century, Painting, 20th century
Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay
The Birth of Impressionism exhibition will include approximately 100 paintings from the Musée d’Orsay’s permanent collection.
de Young, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
22nd May 2010 - 6th September 2010
Painting, Impressionism
Edgar Degas - Studies in Bronze
The French artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917) experimented with expressing movement in his paintings and sculptures.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
2nd March 2010 - 31st December 2010
Sculpture