Art Stories·Apr 17Why is Edgar Degas’s painting ‘Absinthe’ so captivating?As soon as I see pastel-coloured ballerinas floating across the canvas, I think of one artist in particular: Edgar Degas. The countless…A response icon1A response icon1
Bryan DeHart·Feb 7Why Creative Progress Is Cyclical, Not LinearTalent? Motivation? Momentum? Creative cycles can manifest long before those attributes mature and bear fruit.
Dave LumAI·Aug 24, 2025Edgar Degas: The Ballet’s Tough-Love Choreographer of PaintIf art history had a backstage pass, Edgar Degas would be the guy chain-smoking in the wings, muttering “point those toes!” while sketching…
InThe World’s Great ArtbyJohn Welford·May 31, 2023The Dancing Class: A Painting by Edgar DegasAn informal scene, carefully crafted with interesting detailsA response icon1A response icon1
Tamta Shermazanashvili·Apr 29, 2023Edgar Degas- observation without drawing and drawing without observationbiographyA response icon3A response icon3
InThe World’s Great ArtbyJohn Welford·Mar 23, 2023Le Foyer De La Danse á l’Opéra: A Painting by Edgar DegasA painting that conveys a sense of bustle and movement
InILLUMINATIONbyIsak Dinesen·Aug 25, 2021A Sketch in GratitudeYou are a thank youA response icon51A response icon51
ARHuelsenbeck·Apr 20, 2021Edgar DegasThe French painter and sculptor Edgar Degas (1834–1917) is considered one of the founders of the Impressionist movement.
ARHuelsenbeck·Sep 22, 2018Review of The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananI love books about ballerinas, and I love books with art tie-ins, so this was a perfect novel for me. Set in Paris from 1878–1895, The…
BlouinArtInfo·Jun 21, 2018Description Edgar Degas Life And Work Of ArtDegas, the index of the main substantial scale review display of crafted by Edgar Degas (1834– 1917) to be held in over fifty years, is the…
