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Quote by Edgar Degas

“One must do the same subject over again ten times, a hundred times. In art nothing must resemble an accident, not even movement.”

Quote by Edgar Degas

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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. more

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“A picture is a thing which requires as much knavery, as much malice, and as much vice as the perpetration of a crime. Make it untrue and add an accent of truth.”

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Book:The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

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“Make a drawing. Start it all over again, trace it. Start it and trace it again.”

Book:The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

“Work a great deal at evening effects, lamplight, candlelight, etc. The intriguing thing is not to show the source of the light but the effect of the lighting.”

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Book:The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas

“It requires courage to make a frontal attack on nature through the broad planes and the large lines and it is cowardly to do it by the facets and details. It is a battle.”

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Author:Edgar Degas

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“People call me the painter of dancing girls. It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement and painting pretty clothes.”

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Book:Degas' Ballet Dancers

Source: Degas' Ballet Dancers