Edgar Degas

Style: Impressionism, Realism Lived: July 19, 1834 - September 27, 1917 (19th - 20th century) Nationality: France Music: Daniel Blumenthal - Etude, Op. 14 ’Sur Mer’ Album title : Blumenfeld: Piano Etudes (Complete) Created by Tarja Mitrovic Born Edgar Hilaire Germain de Gas in Paris, France, he was the oldest of five children. Madame de Gas belonged to a French family that settled in America. Degas was fond of his mother and her death in 1847 was a deep personal tragedy for Degas. His father, a bank