Essay Archive - Edgar Degas - Not the Typical Impressionist
Edgar Degas - Not the Typical Impressionist
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas was born on July 19, 1834 in Paris.
His father, Auguste, was a banker from Paris and his mother, Celestine, was
from New Orleans. The family changed the name from Degas in order to sound
more aristocratic and Degas changed it back early in his career. Although
his father wanted him to take over his banking business for him and get a
law degree, Degas always knew that he wanted to be an artist. When Degas
was 18 years old, he was given permission from the Lourve i....
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