Bidspirit auction | Edgar Degas, After: Woman Viewed

Edgar Degas, After: Woman Viewed from Behind - Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) After: Woman Viewed from Behind. Tempera on paper, signed lower left. Verso marked ”E.D, 51” and stamped ” ”Le Pavillion des Arts Paris”. Edgar Degas was a prominent impressionist painter best known for his depictions of dancers. Initially trained as an academic history painter, Degas soon found inspiration in modern life and became known as the classical painter of modern life.