Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Edgar Degas
- For those who don’t know what they are doing, painting is easy. For those who do know what they are doing, painting is difficult.
- You must aim high, not in what you are going to do at some future date, but in what you are going to make yourself do to-day. Otherwise, working is just a waste of time.
- Conversation in real life is full of half-finished sentences and overlapping talk. Why shouldn’t painting be too?
- If I could have had my own way, I would have confined myself to black and white.
- Hitherto the nude has always been represented in poses which presuppose an audience. But my women are simple, honest creatures who are concerned with nothing beyond their physical occupations… it is as if you were looking through a keyhole.
- No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.
- Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
- You have to have a high conception, not of what you are doing, but of what you may do one day: without that, there’s no point in working.
- It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one’s memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory.
- I felt so insufficiently equipped, so unprepared, so weak, and at the same time it seemed to me that my reflections on art were correct. I quarreled with all the world and with myself.
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French Impressionist artist renowned for his innovative contributions to painting, drawing, and sculpture. Born in Paris, he hailed from an affluent family and initially pursued a legal career. However, his true passion lay in art, and he eventually abandoned law to study at the École des Beaux-Arts and under the guidance of renowned academic painters.
Degas is most famed for his depictions of everyday life, particularly those of ballet dancers, horse races, and intimate scenes in theaters and cafes. His unique approach to composition, use of light, and keen observation of movement set him apart from his contemporaries. While often associated with Impressionism, Degas sought to capture fleeting moments in a more controlled manner, emphasizing form and line over the Impressionists’ direct focus on light and color.
He experimented with various mediums, including pastels, charcoal, and monotypes, achieving a distinctive blend of realism and abstraction. Degas’ fascination with the human form extended to sculpture, and he created several notable works in this medium as well.
As one of the key figures in the Impressionist movement, Degas’ legacy continues to influence modern art. His dedication to exploring new techniques and his commitment to depicting life’s transient moments have secured his place as a master of 19th-century art.
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