![]() ![]() ![]() At first an admirer of Parisian life and its crowded cafés, busy streets and alluring architecture, he gradually withdrew from Impressionist subject matter and its colour palette. He would spend years working on paintings, leave them for many more years and then return to them and complete them.ĭegas’s technique was distinguished by his elegant brushstrokes, the use of artificial lighting and a semi-adherence to the classical traditions that served as his endless sources of inspiration. While his contemporaries mastered outdoor painting and pictorial improvisation, Degas never recognised himself as an Impressionist and left no room for improvisation. That said, he remains a notable character amongst his respective movement. ![]() Note that the term “Impressionist” was coined thereafter. Poster advertising the first Impressionist Exhibition. ![]()
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