This book provides an introduction for children to the life and art of Edgar Degas. It investigates his family background and the influences that made him want to become an artist; it also describes his style and technique and the themes that he explored in his art.

The Degas family

History paintings

An artist in Paris

American cousins

Backstage at the ballet

Women at work

In performance

Starting to sculpt

Working indoors

Printer’s ink

’A blind man’s craft’

A lonely twilight

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