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Because he felt like their movement and facial expressions were something worth capturing in a painting. He was not only famous for painting dancers, but also horses.

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Did Edgar Degas paint portraits?

Yes, he did, bot more dancers and horses.


What made Edgar Degas want to paint dancers and racehorses?

He was interested in bodies at work.


Who painted the blue dancers?

Edgar Degas did.


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He studied dancers because he was interested in how the human body works.


When did Edgar Degas paint the 'Blue Dancers'?

There are two Degas paintings of that name. One from 1890, now in the Orsay Museum, Paris. The other from 1898/99, now in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow.


When did Edgar degas travel to America?

He traveled to see american ballet dancers


What subject matter did Edgar Degas most often depict?

Ballet dancers.


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Ballet dancers, portraits of people, race horses.


What is the story behind the two ballet dancers by Edgar Degas?

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