Edgar Degas

French | 1834 - 1917

Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1834. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Kunstmuseum Den Haag in The Hague and will be on exhibit at Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud in Cologne on March 28, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. have featured Edgar Degas's work in the past.Edgar Degas's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 1 USD to 41,610,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 41,610,000 USD for Petite danseuse de quatorze ans, sold at Christie's New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 155,683 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 122,017 USD.Edgar Degas has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Toronto Star and The New York Times. The most recent article is Paris Bistros: Iconic Places and Space for Art written for Daily Art Magazine in February 2025. The artist died in 1917.

Artist's alternative names: Edgar Degas, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

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Study of a Ballet Dancer Giclee

By Edgar Degas

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Dancer with a tambourine" ("Danseuse au tambourin

By Edgar Degas

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Edgar DEGAS - Two men standing ,1973

By Edgar Degas

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PETITE DANSEUSE DE

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Trois danseuses ,1900

By Edgar Degas

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LA SORTIE DU BAIN

By Edgar Degas

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Study of a Ballet Dancer Giclee

By Edgar Degas

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L'Attente de la Chanteuse ,1888

By Edgar Degas

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Au Louvre, la peinture, Mary Cassatt - Edgar Degas

Au Louvre, la peinture, Mary Cassatt ,1879

By Edgar Degas

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Edgar DEGAS - Two men standing - Edgar Degas

Edgar DEGAS - Two men standing ,1973

By Edgar Degas

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1938 DEGAS Limited Etching Ludovic Halevy finds Madame Cardinal Framed

By Edgar Degas

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Edgar DEGAS 1938 Limited Edition Le Client Serieux Etching Framed

By Edgar Degas

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Edgar Degas 1938 Etching Conversation in the Foyer FRAMED LIMITED

By Edgar Degas

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Current Exhibitions

Carved & Cast: Sculpture Through the Ages

Alon Zakaim Fine Art

London | UK

Nov 18,2024 - Mar 24,2025

Illusion

Hamburger Kunsthalle

Hamburg | Germany

Dec 06,2024 - Apr 06,2025

Paper, Color, Line: European Master Drawings from the Wadsworth Atheneum

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford | Connecticut | USA

Jan 16,2025 - Apr 27,2025

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Articles

Paris Bistros: Iconic Places and Space for Art

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Coverage

“ ..Degas (1834-1917) depicts the famous ballerina in a rehearsal break for an elaborate production with exotic costumes and sets that also included onstage bodies of water and live horses... ”
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

“ ..Above all, Degas depicts women waiting off-stage and at their toilette... ”
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Hamburger Kunsthalle

“ ..Degas’ detached view instead captures the distinctive expression of the poses... ”
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Hamburger Kunsthalle

“ ..Degas worked in various artistic media: oils and pastels, etchings and photography, painting on monotype plates and sculptures in wax, as well as writing poetry... ”
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Tel Aviv Museum of Art