Edgar Degas (1834-1917, Paris, France) was an impressionist. Impressionism was a 19th Century art movement characterised by an emphasis on the accurate depiction of light in its many effects, naturalistic subject matter, and often unusual visual angles, which came to prominence in Paris during the 1870s and 1880s.

Here is his work “The Parade (Racehorses in Front of the Stands)” created in the period between 1866 and 1868.

This is a piece of his work from 1879 called “Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando".

Now, let's take a look at "Portrait of Zacherie Zacharian" which was painted in 1886.

Next we have "Young Spartans Exercising" which was painted in 1860.

Next we have "Woman Combing Her Hair" from 1885.

Let's ask the big question...

Until his death, Degas kept the below painting ("Peasant Girls Bathing in the Sea at Dusk", c.1875) for himself.

This below is a very large picture ("Combing the Hair", 1895), about 5 feet across. The colours are very close together, reds and orange and lilac, structured by bold black lines.

In later life Degas broke off his friendships with Jewish artists and refused to use models who he believed might be Jewish. He became an outspoken member of an anti-Semitic group.