French impressionist Edgar Degas exhibited only one sculpture in his lifetime: “Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen.” But he loved sculpting in the privacy of his studio. In honor of the centenary of Degas’ ...

If the name Edgar Degas brings to mind Impressionist paintings of ballerinas, an upcoming summer exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) might expand your understanding of the artist’s ...

Although Edgar Degas, the son of a music-loving banker, is almost certain to have attended the Paris Opera from an early age, the fact that he didn’t begin painting its dancers until he was ...

This year marks the centenary of Impressionist artist Edgar Degas’s death, and if you’re looking for a major exhibition to mark the occasion, turn your attention to the UK and Denver, Colorado. “Degas ...

You know in advance that it’s going to be pretty — the exhibit at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor of hats from France’s “belle époque” at the turn of the 20th century, along with paintings by Degas ...

Reporting from Washington — In 1877, when he was 43, the French impressionist Edgar Degas began stopping by the studio of the 33-year-old American Mary Cassatt and offering her a point or two that ...

In 1879, Edgar Degas made a charcoal and pastel image of two female figures, one standing with a book in her hands, the other seen from behind, leaning slightly on the staff of her closed umbrella.

PARIS — Fake news and truth, the terms we hear so much about lately, are supposed to be mutually exclusive. Truth is obdurate and aloof. Fake is fake: It’s a sham. Simpering and obscene, it demeans ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Degas: A Passion for Perfection” is a blockbuster show in spite of itself, a must-see that does its homework and serves up plenty for others. It’s ...

The Impressionist master has enchanted generations of art lovers, but a painting being offered at TEFAF in Maastricht enters a market that has its own rules. By Ted Loos Getting carried away while ...