Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
(1834-1917)
Degas's naturalism loas only a temporary concession to the new ideology; basically a classicist, he preferred elegant subjects — especially racing and the world of ballet. Despite his involvement with the Impressionist movement, with its fights and its experiments, he retained a certain upper-class, noncommittal aloofness. He always remained a spectator rather than a participant, victimized by his prejudices, shy, afraid of displays of emotion, an outsider. Keenly analytical, he was the only one among his contemporaries who knew how to capture an instantaneous vision without sacrificing truth.
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