Description
Edgar Degas was a founding member of the so-called Impressionists, who exhibited as a group from 1874 to 1886. But he resisted being called an Impressionist, saying that his art was the most unspontaneous imaginable. Degas called himself a realist, aligning himself with Ingres, the great 19th century linearist as well as the Romantic colorist Delacroix. Degas said he drew in color. This lecture is an overview of Degas’ career and his unique position between the two great “camps” – the classicists and the colorists.
