degas
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Hi·laire Ger·main Ed·gar [ee-lerzher-maned-gar], /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/, 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
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degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Cezanne all frequented the circus and adopted it as a topic.
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus | Anthony Paletta | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlexandre went so far as to buy back a degas from its illicit owners.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole | Anne Sinclair | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe also served as the pipeline between the moneyed class and a variety of Impressionists: Cezanne, Renoir, degas, and Seurat.
We first met at her Georgetown mansion, filled with stunning Impressionist art: Renoir, Picasso, degas.
Where I Found Elizabeth Taylor's Diamond Earring | Sandra McElwaine | March 24, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom a stolen degas to Ansel Adams negatives at a garage sale, we uncover more tales of art gone astray.
degas chose his models among the washerwomen and ballet-girls of modern Paris, Rossetti borrowing his subjects from Dante.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellMr. George Moore solemnly proclaimed that he knew nothing about lithographs, but that he knew degas.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellIt would be a superfluous and thankless task to argue with critics or artists who refuse to acknowledge Manet, Monet, degas.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks | James HunekerTo degas the toko-nook was "just name," "and it was nothing more."
Edge of the Jungle | William Beebedegas was in the habit of calling him the Bouguereau of Naturalism.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4) | Richard Muther
British Dictionary definitions for degas (1 of 2)
/ (diːˈɡæs) /
(tr) to remove gas from (a container, vacuum tube, liquid, adsorbent, etc)
(intr) to lose adsorbed or absorbed gas by desorption
Derived forms of degas
- degasser, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Degas (2 of 2)
/ (ˈdeɪɡɑː, French dəɡɑ) /
Hilaire Germain Edgar (ilɛr ʒɛrmɛ̃ ɛdɡar). 1834–1917, French impressionist painter and sculptor, noted for his brilliant draughtsmanship and ability to convey movement, esp in his studies of horse racing and ballet dancers
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