2. Edgar Degas Impressionist Artist July 19, 1834- 1917

3. Edgar Degas was born in Paris, France. His father was a banker. His father enjoyed art and music more than running a bank- so he encouraged Degas’ talent.

4. Self Portrait

5. Some of Edgar Degas’s most famous works of art are scenes of Paris and the people who lived there.

6. The Cabaret

7. Degas loved painting, drawing and making pastel pictures of racetracks and café’ singers.

8. One of Edgar Degas’s all-time favorite subjects was the ballet. He loved to show ballerinas rehearsing backstage. He would paint and draw dancers warming up, stretching, talking to each other and practicing their movements. One of Edgar Degas’s all-time favorite subjects was the ballet. He loved to show ballerinas rehearsing backstage. He would paint and draw dancers warming up, stretching, talking to each other and practicing their movements.

9. The Four Dancers

10. Dance School

11. The Dancer

12. Dancers

13. Rehearsal

14. Examination