Edgar Degas

French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris · 526 works on DiscoverArt

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Highlights from the discussion

Degas dancers always draw me in. They create such a realistic and romantics notion of the moment captured.

jim zaslaw · on The Dance Class →

Works

Trois danseuses, jupes jaunes — Trois danseuses, jupes jaunes1891

Dancers — Dancers1899

Four Ballerinas on Stage — Four Ballerinas on Stage1890

Before the Performance — Before the Performance1896

Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass — Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass1882

Yellow Dancers (In the Wings) — Yellow Dancers (In the Wings)1875

The Millinery Shop by Edgar Degas — The Millinery Shop by Edgar Degas1879

In Front of the Mirror — In Front of the Mirror1889

Dancers in Pink — Dancers in Pink1876

Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to a Museum) — Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to a Museum)c. 1879-1885

Four Dancers — Four Dancersc. 1899

The Dance Lesson — The Dance Lessonc. 1879

Danseuses sur la scène — Danseuses sur la scène1889

Frieze of Dancers — Frieze of Dancers1895

After the Bath (Woman Drying Herself) — After the Bath (Woman Drying Herself)1896

A Study of a Girl's Head

Ballet Rehearsal — Ballet Rehearsal1874

L’école de danse. La répétition — L’école de danse. La répétition1876

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers — A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers1865

The Milliners — The Milliners1898

Danseuses montant un escalier — Danseuses montant un escalier1886

Ballet Scene — Ballet Scene1880

Dancers in Red Skirts — Dancers in Red Skirts1884

After the Bath — After the Bath1895

The Bellelli Sisters (Giovanna and Giuliana Bellelli) — The Bellelli Sisters (Giovanna and Giuliana Bellelli)1865

Dancer Posing for a Photographer (Dancer in Front of the Window) — Dancer Posing for a Photographer (Dancer in Front of the Window)1875

Woman in her Bath Sponging her Leg — Woman in her Bath Sponging her Leg1883

Duchessa di Montejasi with Her Daughters, Elena and Camilla — Duchessa di Montejasi with Her Daughters, Elena and Camilla1876

Dancers in the Classroom — Dancers in the Classroom1880

At the Milliner's — At the Milliner's● On view · Gallery 821

The Rehearsal — The Rehearsal1873

Two Dancers - Yellow and Rose — Two Dancers - Yellow and Rose1898

Mademoiselle Malot — Mademoiselle Malotc. 1877

Dancer Onstage — Dancer Onstageca. 1877

Madame de Rutté — Madame de Rutté1875

Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin) — Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin)1877

Portrait of Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source" — Portrait of Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source"1867

Actress in her Dressing Room — Actress in her Dressing Room1879

The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage — The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage● On view · Gallery 816

Two Dancers on a Stage — Two Dancers on a Stage1874

The Rehearsal — The Rehearsal1878

Ballet / The Star / Dancer on the Stage, 1876–1877. Dancer: Rosita Mauri." — Ballet / The Star / Dancer on the Stage, 1876–1877. Dancer: Rosita Mauri."1876

Portrait of Mme. Lisle and Mme Loubens — Portrait of Mme. Lisle and Mme Loubens1868

Three Dancers Preparing for Class — Three Dancers Preparing for Class● On view · Gallery 816

Dancers in Ukrainian Dress — Dancers in Ukrainian Dress1899

The Dancing Class — The Dancing Class1870

The Rehearsal Onstage — The Rehearsal Onstage● On view · Gallery 816

Femme à la toilette — Femme à la toilette1894

The Dance Class — The Dance Classc. 1873

Ballet Dancers — Ballet Dancers1895

Before the Ballet — Before the Ballet1890/1892

Before the Race — Before the Racec. 1887–89

Danseuses dans une salle d'exercice (Trois Danseuses) — Danseuses dans une salle d'exercice (Trois Danseuses)1873

Portrait of a Woman — Portrait of a Woman1877

At the Milliner's — At the Milliner's1882

The Races — The Races1871-1872

Arlequin et Colombine — Arlequin et Colombine1890

The Song Rehearsal — The Song Rehearsal1873

At the Milliner's — At the Milliner's● On view · Gallery 816

Portrait of Mlle. Hortense Valpinçon — Portrait of Mlle. Hortense Valpinçon1866

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