Edgar Degas

“Art is not what you see, but

what you make others see.”

-Amélie

PrésentationBonjour la classe française!

Aujourd'hui mon exposé porte sur Edgar Degas, qui est un peintre bien

connu de Paris, France.Je vais parler de sa biographie, sa

carrière, et quelques-uns de ses tableaux.

Biography Edgar Degas was

born on July 19,1834

He was born with the name Hilaire-Germaine-Edgar

Degas. His birth place was

Paris, France.

Cont. As a child, Edgar grew up surrounded

by music. His mother, Celestine was an

opera singer and his father, Auguste often planned

recitals in their own home.

School and Talent In Paris, Edgar went to school at

the  Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Lycée Louis-le-Grand is a

school mainly for boys in the secondary school.

At this school, he expressed his love for drawing and painting as well.

Cont. Without permission this was not

possible but, Edgar got permission to copy paintings by certain artists, just at age 18.

He made amazing copies of Igres, Raphael and Delacroix.

In 1855, he spent threeyears travelling and studyingin Italy to also makereplicates of MichealAngeloand Da Vinci’s paintings.

“A Painter”

To give him the title of “a painter,” Edgar decided to submit three paintings to give to the “All-powerful Salon”. They were French teachers and artists who placed their paintings in public shows.

His three submissions.

The Daughter of Jephtha Semiramis Building Babylon

 Scene of War in the Middle Ages

Interesting Facts He is known for painting ballerina’s.

“The Yellow Ballerina” “Petits Rats”

Cont.

He was the only impressionist to visit America, seeing that his mother was born in America.

His eyesight began to fail, therefore, he stopped painting and turned to sculpting and pastel work because these activities don’t require lots on eyesight.

When he died, in 1917, he left behind 2000 paintings and 150 sculptures.

His most famous sculpture

“Little Dancer of Fourteen Years”

La Fin!

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