What is Edgar Degas?
[[File:Edgar Degas self portrait 1855.jpeg|thumb|right|Edgar Degas self portrait 1855]] [[File:Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas 045.jpg|thumb|right|230px|''After the bath, woman drying her nape'' 1898, [[Musée d'Orsay]], [[Paris, France]] ]] '''Edgar Degas''' ({{IPAc-en|uk|ˈ|d|eɪ|ɡ|ɑː}}, {{IPAc-en|us|d|eɪ|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː|,_|d|ə|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː}};<ref>{{cite book |last1=Upton |first1=Clive |author-link1=Clive Upton |last2=Kretzschmar |first2=William A., Jr. |title=The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English |publisher=Routledge |location=London |edition=2nd |year=2017 |page=330 |isbn=978-1-138-12566-7}}; {{cite book |last=Bollard |first=John K. |title=Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names |url=https://archive.org/details/pronouncingdicti00boll |url-access=registration |publisher=Omnigraphics, Inc. |location=Detroit, MI |edition=2nd |year=1998 |page=[https://archive.org/details/pronouncingdicti00boll/page/272 272] |isbn=978-0-7808-0098-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite LPD|3}}</ref> born '''Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas''', {{IPA-fr|ilɛːʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡaʁ də ɡa|lang}}; 19 July 1834{{spnd}}27 September 1917) was a [[France|French]] artist. He is famous for his [[painting]]s and [[sculpture]]s: he was one of those who started [[Impressionism]], although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a [[realism|realist]].<ref name=Gordon>Gordon, Robert & Forge, Andrew 1988. ''Degas''. New York: Harry N. Abrams. {{ISBN|0-8109-1142-6}}</ref><sup>p31</sup> A superb [[drawing|draughtsman]], he is identified with the subject of the [[dance]], and over half of his works depict dancers. These display his mastery in the depiction of movement, as do his [[racecourse]] subjects and female [[nude]]s. His [[portrait]]s are notable for their [[Psychology|psychological]] [[complex]]ity and the way they show human isolation.<ref>Brown, Marilyn 1994. ''Degas and the business of art: a cotton office in New Orleans''. Pennsylvania State University Press. {{ISBN|0-271-00944-6}}</ref><sup>p11</sup> ==His life== He was born in [[Paris]], France. He began