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EDGAR DEGAS

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The Ope .... Orchestr~ (/868- 9)

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In,,"imT if lb. or.b."", JUS! h<I<J1;} a brigb, fri= of dlltl=-r in ,Ii, rill",

fOO'/igbn. Til< ""or} i, r<iam',/y ,,,rly and bmn-at InKY" Il1Id TkNllTlJrr.

hmb "dmiud by iJ<gaJ. D<gilJ and IJ<//Jffilix bad a ujm,i/it j","", in

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dgar ])cga,' 1""S<lflal wealth gal'e him nflight and rolour. ,' lanet " .. y or may not holt,

f,.,,,I,. ,, to de,,"" him,.,lf to art. lie ,uggt:",-,<I. new apl""""h to him but. at ~ny

shunn,,1 formal o-aining, p,di::rring nJ "te. he did int",d..::e Dqps to the futu,.,

study the Rrn.i""anct: tlvough h'l..::nt o-il" nJ Iml"ess.i'lfli,<.<. Degas exhihi tcd with tl><:m right

Italy and _ 'lfl hi, uwn ,h<..-,,'l' _ rop:l'ing in the Il-,." the Stt n in 1874. althuugh he ne,Cr wh,~ly

LOUl''''. There in 1861. he and ,\ b nct met in ""e'l"ed their doctrines or techniques f,..-

ftont uf a Vi::b"'I"::z. ])<-1;:a,. who ne,." """""I hi""df. lie 'lfllr'ign"l his works whrn I><: s,~d

imcstilf"ing ",'ery tt:chnie .. 1 a'pect of l<tinting or cm ihited them. thus '-'<"'troll ing their

and drlwing, h.d Spcnt thrt:" yC:t IS on the ru<ies nw"her and ,'alue in the mark<~I'I.ct:.