Edgar Degas

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, or Edgar Degas as he was known by, was born July 19, 1834 in Paris, France to Auguste and Celestine Degas. At the age of eighteen, he started taking painting seriously and made himself a studio. In 1853, Degas began copying paintings at the Louvre. He was an enthusiastic copyist for many of his works. In 1855, Edgar Degas began studying drawing at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. After his schooling in the art department Degas then moved to Italy for the next couple of years. After Edgar Degas returned to Paris, he found himself enlisting in the National Guard in 1870 for the Franco-Prussian War. Also in 1870, his eyesight was found to be defective and declining. Following the war, Edgar Degas had more time to begin painting again. Edgar Deagas mainly used pastels and oils in his works until 1907, and made scupturers as late as 1910. In 1912, he stopped working on his art, due to the fact that he was nearly blind. Giving a total of 2000 oil......

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