Edgar Degas Drawings

Edgar Degas, a student of classical art in his youth was born in 1934 in France. He became an artist famous for its diverse artistic prowess. In addition to the painting, he continued to experiment with sculpture and print making throughout his life. However, his main area of occupation remained drawing and painting. Although considered one of the founders of Impressionism with painters like Renoir and others, Degas preferred to be known as a realist painter of his time.

Unlike other impressionists of his time and other artists with whom he worked, Edgar Degas preferred to work within. He depended on his memory and female models he called to appear in his studio. In case of landscapes, as he had often repeated subjects, making some variation in color or positioning issues there.

In one of his paintings, "Woman in a tub, the master painter Degas painted the natural beauty of a woman bathing. The woman is shown in the action of bathing waters. The action of the naked woman rubbing her neck is carefully illustrated. Sitting in a bathtub is painted so that we can see the shadow of his hand on the bottom of the bath tub. This shows how carefully and skillfully Degas painted.

Here in this painting by Degas showed his ability to paint naked women. We can see how he is correct in showing the fall of light and shadow effects on the naked body.

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WOMEN BATH Paintings

Pencil drawings WOMEN