He had many friends, especially in the impressionist group of painters.
He was one of the impressionists. I do not think he was really competing with his friends and colleagues.
Lots and lots - all the impressionists and family, ...
He was not married and had no children.
http://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/Degas-Edgar.html Back in Paris in 1861, Degas executed a few history paintings (a painting that depicts a historical event; then regarded as the highest branch of painting). From 1862 to 1870 Degas painted portraits of his friends and family.
No wife, no kids.
yes he did. he had 3 German shepereds.
Rupert Degas's birth name is Degas, Rupert Joel.
Edgar Degas
Degas lived 1834-1917.
Rene Degas
It was Degas dream to paint from a very young age and he was influenced by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. He studied drawing at École des Beaux-Arts and was friends with Manet, Renoir, Gaugin and Monet throughout his life.
Interior - Degas - was created in 1869.