Degas, (Hilaire-Germain-) Edgar - статья по прочим предметам
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- Degas, (Hilaire-Germain-) Edgar (b. July 19, 1834, Paris, Fr.--d. Sept. 27, 1917, Paris).
- Degas worked in many mediums, preferring pastel to all others.
- After 1880, Pastel became Degas's preferred medium.
- French artist, acknowledged as the master of drawing the human figure in motion.
- He is perhaps best known for his paintings, drawings, and bronzes of ballerinas and of race horses.
- He stayed there for 5 years, studying Italian art, especially Renaissance works.
- In the early 1870s the female ballet dancer became his favorite theme.
- Other subjects from this period include the racetrack, the beach, and cafe interiors.
- For the poses, he depended more and more on memory or earlier drawings.
- These sculptures remained in his studio in disrepair and were cast in bronze only after his death.
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