Bidspirit auction | EDGAR DEGAS, MANNER OF: PORTRAIT

EDGAR DEGAS, MANNER OF: PORTRAIT - Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) Manner of: Portrait. Graphite on cold pressed paper, un signed, unframed. Verso marked with a stamp reading, ”Gelerie du Dublin d'art contemporain et Classique.” 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.