13 Quotes & Sayings By Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas was a French painter who was one of the founders of Impressionism. He is especially noted for his paintings of female nudes. He exhibited his work at the Salon des Independents from 1874 until 1886, and at the Salon d'Automne from 1874 until 1904. Degas was a member of the Society of French Artists, a member of Parisian artistic circles, and a friend of many leading artists and writers Read more

He had a close relationship with John Singer Sargent, who became his portraitist. In addition to painting, Degas was active in printmaking and published several books of his drawings and caricatures.

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Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas
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Art is vice. You don't wed it, you rape it. Edgar Degas
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I want to be famous but unknown! Edgar Degas
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Art is not what you see but what you make others see Edgar Degas
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So that's the telephone? They ring, and you run. Edgar Degas
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Muses work all day long and then at night get together and dance... Edgar Degas
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We were created to look at one another, weren't we Edgar Degas
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The creation of a painting takes as much trickery and premeditation as the commitment of a crime. Edgar Degas
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Art isn't something you marry it's something you rape. Edgar Degas
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Painting is easy when you don't know how but very difficult when you do. Edgar Degas
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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. Edgar Degas
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Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Degas