パリの裕福な銀行家の家に生まれました。古い名画を熱心に学んだあと、バレエの踊り子、競馬、劇場など、動きのある都会の場面を描くようになります。印象派の展覧会にはほぼ毎回参加しましたが、外で描くよりアトリエで記憶とスケッチから組み立てるのが好きでした。写真のような大胆な切りとり方も特徴です。
Degas was born in Paris into a rich banking family. He first studied the old masters closely. Then he turned to scenes of city life full of movement: ballet dancers, horse races and theaters. He showed his work at almost every Impressionist exhibition. But he preferred to build his pictures in the studio from memory and sketches, not outdoors. His bold, photo-like cropping is another trademark.
