A report on Edgar Degas. Choosing and describing certain peices from a gallery at the norton simon museum.

Edgar Degas A few days ago I was taken to the Norton Simon Museum of Arts. I was asked to pick a certain artist and do a report on his life and his works. The artist i chose is one by the name of Edgar Degas. He was born in France in 1834. He lived to be 83 years old and died in 1917. He was an artist in the time of Impressionism, his style was that of …

…smooth. Using these soft colors created depth and texture in his art. The distinct lack of defining lines creates movement in many of his works, he blended everything. Nothing on his canvases had one single color (ie: clothing articles, background, skin). I chose this artist because i think he was amazing in describing movement and was a master of color. To me he is one of the most subtle, but extravagent artists ever. The End