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[edit]- In mid-1870s, Degas encountered a family crisis. His father died, and his brother René had got into enormous buissness debts.
- Degas sold a lot of his Art, and soon became dependent on his sales of his artwork.
- Degas joined a group of impressionists, including Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, Morisot, et Cezzane.
- However, the company soon dissolved, due to lack of buyers.
- Degas participated in six exhibitions during the next 22 years. He was now identified as an Impressionist, especially due to his continued work of Dances, and Horse Scenes.
- Although Degas was labeled an Impressionist, he denied the term, and preffered to be called a Realist.
- During this period, Degas developed his technique of using light strokes of paint or pastel, and en plein air. Degas usually painted from memory, or from sketches.
copy of the last year
[edit]- Degas's financial situation improved after the sale of many works, and exhibitions.
- Degas started collecting different artists, such as Manet, Pissaro, Gaugin, and Van Gogh.
- Degas also developed a passion for photography. Degas photographed many of his friends, such as Renoir and Mallarme.
- Degas believed taht a painter has no life, and as a result, never married. His friends also isolated him, and he spent the last years of his life wandering in the streats of paris.
- Their are several unfinished sketches and paintings.