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Early in his career, his ambition was to be a history painter. He also painted portraits of individuals and groups, but was most famous for horses and dancers.
Here are some of his pieces,
The Bellelli Family
The Dance Class
At The Races
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How much was Edgar Degas' most expensive painting sold for?
In November 2008 'Danseuse au repos', 1879, pastel and gouache, was sold for $37,042,500.
Why do most of Edgar's Degas's paintings have work as their primary theme?
why do most of edgar deags paintings have work as their primary theme'
What was the most expensive painting degas did?
danseuse au repos
What kind of paintings did Edgar Degas paint?
About 1200 paintings and 75 small-scale sculptures by Degas are known.Some well-known titles are:The Bellelli Family (1858-1867)Woman with Chrysanthemums (1865)Chanteuse de Café (c.1878)At the Milliner's (1882)He also made many paintings of ballet dancers.
What materials did Edgar Degas use to make little dancer aged fourteen?
Oil paint on canvas. From about 1880 Degas concentrated on pastel. After his eyesight failed he did sculptures in wax. He also experimented with etchings, lithographs and monotypes.
What was Edgar Degas's most famous painting?
I think it is Dance Class at the Opera
Why do most of Edgar degas painting have work as their primary theme?
why do most of edgar deags paintings have work as their primary theme'
How much was Edgar Degas' most expensive painting sold for?
In November 2008 'Danseuse au repos', 1879, pastel and gouache, was sold for $37,042,500.
What was Degas's most famous painting?
yes
What are Edgar Degas' paintings based on?
Most of his painting are based on dance and ballet. Others are portraits (most of his earlier work). There are some scetches of women and of landscapes, too.Addition:Race horses.
Why do most of Edgar's Degas's paintings have work as their primary theme?
why do most of edgar deags paintings have work as their primary theme'
Why do most of Edgar Degas's paintings have work as their primary theme?
why do most of edgar deags paintings have work as their primary theme'
Is there a reason why Edgar Degas used oil on canvases?
Most painters after 1450 have used oil paint. So did Degas.
What was the most expensive painting degas did?
danseuse au repos
What were Edgar Degas's most famous works?
Edgar Degas was an artist known for his drawings, sculptures and paintings. His works are highly valued for the ability to express the human isolation and the psychological complexity. His most famous works are those who depict dancers like "The Ballet Class" (1874) or "Two Ballet Dancers" (1879).
What subject matter did Edgar Degas most often depict?
Ballet dancers.
Degas's painting ballet dancers on stage?
i dont really understand what you're asking but the most popular painting by degas of a ballerina on stage would probably be "L'etoile"
