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Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917) was a significant French artist known as one of the founders of Impressionism.

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Frankreich Das Gemälde Russischer Tänzer 1899 von Edgar Degas

The de-Russification of Ukrainian art

The de-Russification of Ukrainian art

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has renamed a Edgar Degas painting to recognize its Ukrainian, not Russian, theme.
CultureFebruary 17, 2023
Frankreich Gemälde von Edgar Degas, Les Choristes

Stolen Degas painting found on bus outside Paris

Stolen Degas painting found on bus outside Paris

Degas' 1877 work "Les Choristes" had been missing for nearly a decade.
CultureFebruary 23, 2018
Exhibition Degas & Rodin at the Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal

Two giants of modernity meet: Degas and Rodin

Two giants of modernity meet: Degas and Rodin

They both worked in Paris and died in 1917 - and now, artists Edgar Degas and Auguste Rodin meet again in an exhibition.
CultureNovember 2, 2016
Degas Gemälde Studie Rekonstruktion Technik

Scientists peek under repainted Degas portrait

Scientists peek under repainted Degas portrait

Australian researchers have revealed portrait by Degas, nearly 140 years after the artists decided to paint over it.
August 4, 2016
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