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When I think of Edgar Degas, I think of Impressionist painting and ballet dancers – more than half of his art works depict dancers. What I don’t associate with him is photography, so I was a bit surprised and intrigued to see that he spent some creative time using a camera. Below is a self-portrait, taken sometime around 1895, posing with “Zoé Closier” behind him. Who is Zoé Closier? The page on this art work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art doesn’t say who she is, but a little research seems to suggest she was his maid. I found a story that suggested Degas liked to have her read aloud to him at the breakfast table. Seeing the glass in the lower left corner of this image, it makes me wonder if he’s seated at the table while taking this photo? Posing for a photo with his maid had me wondering, was Degas ever married? I learned that he never married and spent the last years of his life, nearly blind, restlessly wandering the streets o

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Edgar Degas Biography | Oil Paintings

Edgar Degas one of the leading members of the Impressionist circle. Destined for the law, Degas’ early artistic inspiration came from the Neoclassical painter Ingres, who taught him the value of sound draftsmanship and from his study of the Old Masters.

Edgar Degas, son of a banker of noble origin, showed little interest in landscape painting but instead devoted his attention to capturing the expressions, gestures, and emotions of human beings, particularly women. By the 1860s, Degas had become part of the Parisian art world. Taking inspiration from Renaissance painting, Degas painted The Bellelli Family, his Italian relatives in a serene, decorous manner. His mix of spontaneous composition and traditional technique contributes to the intrigue of the painting, which manages to be solemn without being rigid.

Degas Elegant Drawing, A Taste for Life.

But, he changed direction after a chance meeting with Edouard Manet in 18

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A Woman Ironing

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Title:A Woman Ironing

Artist:Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

Date:1873

Medium:Oil on canvas

Dimensions:21 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (54.3 x 39.4 cm)

Classification:Paintings

Credit Line:H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Object Number:29.100.46

Inscription: Signed (lower left): Degas

[Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1873–74; stock no. 3132; bought from the artist on June 6 or 14, 1873 for Fr 2,000; transferred winter 1873 to Durand-Ruel, London; returned to Durand-Ruel, Paris; sold on March 5 or 6, 1874 for Fr 2,000 to Jean-Baptiste Faure for Degas]; the artist, Edgar Degas, Paris (1874–92; sold on February 29, 1892 for Fr 2,500 to Durand-Ruel); [Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1892–94; stock no. 2039; deposited with Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, November 3, 1893–February 13, 1894; sold on October 4, 1894 to Durand-Ruel, New York]; [Durand-Ruel, New York, 1