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Edgar Degas was a prominent French Impressionist painter known for his unique style and depictions of dance, horse racing, and other themes. His works hold significant地位 in art history, particularly for his detailed portrayals of female figures and dynamic poses.

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“The secret is to follow the advice the masters give you in their works while doing something different from them.”

Giving Different Secret Advice Masters

Book:The private Degas

Source: The private Degas

“Art' is the same word as 'artifice,' that is to say, something deceitful. It must succeed in giving the impression of nature by false means.”

Giving Mean Art Succeed Art Is Impression Deception Artifice Deceitful

Author:Edgar Degas

“Make portraits of people in typical, familiar poses, being sure above all to give their faces the same kind of expression as their bodies.”

People Giving Kind Body Faces Expression Familiar Typical Portraits Portraiture

Book:Degas by Degas

Source: Degas by Degas

“Be sure to give the same expression to a person's face that you give to his body.”

Giving Persons Body Faces Expression

Book:The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

“Do portraits of people in familiar and typical attitudes, above all give to their face the same choice of expression that one gives to their body.”

People Giving Body Faces Choices Attitude Expression Familiar Typical Portraits

Book:Edgar-Hilaire-Germain Degas

Source: Edgar-Hilaire-Germain Degas

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

Giving Mean Ideas Painting

Author:Edgar Degas

About the Author

Born: July 19, 1834
Died: September 27, 1917
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 103

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