I always urged my contemporaries to look for interest and i… - Edgar Degas

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I always urged my contemporaries to look for interest and inspiration to the development and study of drawing, but they would not listen. They thought the road to salvation lay by the way of colour.

Edgar Degas

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Edgar Degas (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917), was a French painter, print-maker and sculptor. He was moreover an active organizer of several Impressionist exhibitions, but never painted 'plain air' himself.

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Alternative Names: Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas • Ėdgar Dega • Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas • Edgar Dega • Hilarie Germain Edgar Degas • H. G. E. Degas • E. Degas • Hilaire Germain Degas • hilaire germain edgar degas • Te-chia • degas edgar • Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas • h.g.e. degas • edgar hilaire germain degas • h.e.g. degas • Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas • hilaire degas • Jilaira Germain Edgar Degas • hilaire german edgar degas • Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas • Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas • jilaire germain edgar degas degas • Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas Degas • degas e. • degas h.g.e. • hilaire germaine edgar degas • Degas • e. degas • Hillaire germaine edgar degas • Hilaire Germain Edgar De Gas • edgar hillaire germaine degas • Edgar (Hilaire Germain) Degas

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Il faut avoir une haute idée, non pas de ce qu'on fait, mais de ce qu'on pourra faire un jour; sans quoi ce n'est pas la peine de travailler.

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