Yes, he was. Between ages 19 and 21 he attended law school, but gave it up for his artist career.
He was a full time artist.
Edgar Degas was born on July 19, 1834 and died on September 27, 1917. Edgar Degas would have been 83 years old at the time of death or 181 years old today.
Edgar Degas was approximately 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters) tall. His stature reflected a typical height for men of his time in France. Degas is best known for his paintings, sculptures, and drawings, particularly of ballet dancers, but his height is not a significant aspect of his biography.
He loved painting women so that is what he wanted to spend his time doing
He went to Law School to please his father but pent a lot of his time in museums sketching.
Some artists from the time of Impressionism are: -Edgar Degas -Édouard Manet -Armand Guillaumin -Gustave Caillebotte -Frédéric Bazille -Camille Pissaro -Alfred Sisley -Paul Cézanne -Berthe Morisot -Pierre-Auguste Renoir
He used bright colors and focused on light, much like the Impressionists of his time.
For a long time oil on canvas, but later he experimented with making pastels thick and a bit like oil painting.
Edgar Degas lived most of his life in France; he was born in Paris and died in Paris. In his twenties, his spent three years studying art in Italy.
Degas is most famous for his paintings of ballerinas and dancers. Some of his more famous works included The Young Spartans, and The Bellelli Family. Degas was an impressionist painter who influenced Mary Cassat and many other impressionists of the time.
Edgar Degas submitted some of his paintings to the Salon in Paris because it was the most prestigious art exhibition in France at the time, providing artists with significant exposure and potential for recognition. Despite his avant-garde style, Degas sought validation and acceptance from the traditional art establishment, which the Salon represented. Additionally, participation in the Salon allowed Degas to reach a wider audience and potentially attract patrons for his work.
He was a full time artist.