Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was a French impressionist painter who used many different media to capture dancers, bathers, horse races, and scenes from Parisian café society. A keen photographer, Degas' paintings frequently show real-life captured in a moment in time, often with an unusual viewpoint, composition or framing – all of which techniques would prove influential on later artists.
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1834 - 1917Life of the French impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
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19 Jul 1834Edgar Degas is born in Paris.
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1855Edgar Degas enrolls in the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
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1858Edgar Degas paints his 'The Bellelli Family' while staying with his aunt Laura Bellelli in Florence.
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1865Edgar Degas' 'Medieval War Scene' is accepted by the Paris Salon.
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1868Edgar Degas' 'Mademoiselle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source"' is exhibited in the Paris Salon.
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c. 1868Edgar Degas paints his enigmatic 'Interior'.
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Jul 1870Edgar Degas joins the French National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War.
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1872 - 1873Edgar Degas visits family in New Orleans and paints his 'The Cotton Market, New Orleans'.
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Apr 1874Edgar Degas' work is shown in the First impressionist Exhibition in Paris.
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1876Edgar Degas paints his 'The Star'.
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c. 1878Edgar Degas creates his sculpture of a dancer, 'La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans'.
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1886Edgar Degas paints his 'The Tub'.
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1911The Louvre acquires 19 of Edgar Degas’ works.
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27 Sep 1917Edgar Degas dies of old age in Paris.
