Edgar Degas

French · 1834–1917 · Painter, Printmaker

Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. (Wikipedia)

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Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.

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Born 1834, ParisDied 1917, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q46373 ↗ULAN 500115194 ↗Museum works 24

Impressionism

Also known as De Gas, Degas, degas e., degas edgar, după, Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edgar Degas, Sulking — **Sulking**ca. 1870 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Edgar Degas, A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) — **A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)**1865 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Edgar Degas, The Races — **The Races**1871-1872 · oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Edgar Degas, Before the Ballet — **Before the Ballet**1890/1892 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Edgar Degas, Girl in Red — **Girl in Red**c. 1866 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Edgar Degas, Mademoiselle Malot — **Mademoiselle Malot**c. 1877 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Edgar Degas, Madame Camus — **Madame Camus**1869/1870 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Edgar Degas, Four Dancers — **Four Dancers**c. 1899 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Edgar Degas, The Dance Lesson — **The Dance Lesson**ca. 1879 · Pastel and black chalk on three pieces of wove paper, joined together
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Adaline H…

Edgar Degas, Portraits at the Stock Exchange — **Portraits at the Stock Exchange**ca. 1878–79 · Pastel on paper, pieced, and laid down on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Janice H. Levin, 1991 — Open Access (…

Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage — **The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage**ca. 1874 · Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with traces of watercolor and pastel over pen-and-ink drawing on cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Ha…

Edgar Degas, Dancer in Ukrainian Dress — **Dancer in Ukrainian Dress**1899 · Pastel over charcoal on tracing paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Edgar Degas, Portret van een vrouw — **Portret van een vrouw**1853 - 1910
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Edgar Degas, Ruiters — **Ruiters**1860
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Edgar Degas, Zangeres en profil bij vier gaslampen in donkere omgeving — **Zangeres en profil bij vier gaslampen in donkere omgeving**1877 - 1878
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt kijkt naar schilderijen in het Louvre — **Mary Cassatt kijkt naar schilderijen in het Louvre**1879 - 1880
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Edgar Degas, Youth with Arms Upraised — **Youth with Arms Upraised**
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas, Youth in an Attitude of Defense — **Youth in an Attitude of Defense**1855
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas, Study of a Ballet Dancer (recto); Two Studies of Dancers (verso) — **Study of a Ballet Dancer (recto); Two Studies of Dancers (verso)**1873
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas, Study of a Draped Figure — **Study of a Draped Figure**1855
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas, Dancer in Green — **Dancer in Green**1883
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas, Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893) — **Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893)**1869
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas, Study for Vieille Italienne(recto); Drapery Study (verso) — **Study for Vieille Italienne(recto); Drapery Study (verso)**1856
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas, Paul Poujaud, Mme. Arthur Fontaine, and Degas — **Paul Poujaud, Mme. Arthur Fontaine, and Degas**1895
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Edgar Degas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Edgar Degas

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