Degas

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(1834-1917)EDGAR DEGAS: Best know for his paintings of ballet dancers, Degas was an urbane and savagely witty man, choosing his subjects from the cultured society life of Paris in which he was a well known figure.

Degas paintings of young dancers or ballerinas are among his greatest -and of course most famous- achievements. Degas depicted these young girls as true professionals, practicing all day long under the strict tutelage of the master. [|Degas Little Dancer Sculpture] [|Degas Little Dancer Wire Sculpture]