Edgar Degas Quotes

Edgar Degas — French Artist born on July 19, 1834, died on September 27, 1917

Edgar Degas was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers, racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation... (wikipedia)

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.

What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and it's charming.

In painting you must give the idea of the true by means of the false.