Edgar degas complete works5/13/2023 What he shared with the impressionists was an interest in modern life-in Paris' dance halls and cabarets, its racetracks, its opera and ballet stages. The impressionists like Monet and Renoir, on the other hand, sought an immediate transcription of the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere. He was one of the organizers of the first impressionist exhibition in 1874, and remained influential in the group, but his own work was deliberate and controlled, painted in the studio from sketches, notes, and memory. Throughout his career Degas stressed the importance of careful composition and strong drawing. As a young man he was greatly impressed by the disciplined style of neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, who reportedly advised him to “Draw lines, young man, draw lines.” Degas was born to an aristocratic family, unusually supportive of his desire to paint.
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