Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Edgar Degas (French Painter)

Edgar Degas (1834–1917,) born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas; was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers, racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation.

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There is no such thing as Intelligence; one has intelligence of this or that. One must have intelligence only for what one is doing.
Edgar Degas
Topics: Intelligence

Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.
Edgar Degas
Topics: Ignorance, Ability

What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and it’s charming.
Edgar Degas
Topics: Experts, Professionalism

Everyone has talent at twenty-five. The difficulty is to have it at fifty.
Edgar Degas
Topics: Difficulty, Talent

Taste! It doesn’t exist. An artist makes beautiful things without being aware of it.
Edgar Degas
Topics: The Artist

There are some women who should barely be spoken to; they should only be caressed.
Edgar Degas
Topics: Women

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
Edgar Degas
Topics: Knowledge

You must have a high concept not of what you are doing, but of what you may do someday. Without that there’s no point to working.
Edgar Degas

A lofty idea must be had, not of what one is doing, but of what one may someday do. Otherwise there is no point in working on.
Edgar Degas
Topics: Doing Your Best, Ideas

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