Film of Edgar Degas - Great Post Impressionist Painter

This is unique footage of the great Post Impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917) as an old man walking in a Paris street early in the C20.

I have also uploaded on my channel film footage of other great late C19 and early C20 French artists Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Auguste Rodin and Claude Monet.

I'm amazed the film was shot - he seems to have been almost ambushed.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Edgar Degas
• Post Impressionism
• art

[Llibuth1]

I find this really interesting especially as he was so private about his work and especially his photography, which it once was said he had as much of an obsession with as painting... thanks :) xXx

[nickwallacesmith]

hi Llibuth1 - Degas does seem aware of the camera and that privateness you mention is his exact reaction to it - he seems very wary and uncomfortable. cheers xXXx :>>>>>

[davishev]

Very cool!

[nickwallacesmith]

hi davishev - isn't it - amazing to see Degas marching about the street!

[davishev]

@nickwallacesmith I think it's amazing to see nearly anyone from another century walking around in moving pictures. I'd love it if there were footage of....say Rembrandt painting. Imagine if there were such a thing as movie cameras in the 17th century!

[nickwallacesmith]

hi davishev - yes, exactly - the people i miss seeing on film particularly are those who did just before the invention of the new technology of the movie camera, like charles dickens reading some of his literature on one of his speaking tours

[nickwallacesmith]

hi MrKaybear40 - yes, the footage of monet and rodin are well enough known - i had no iead that degas had been caught on film. cheers from sydney

[MrKaybear40]

This is amazing. Thank you so much for posting. a rare insight!

[nickwallacesmith]

hi Catherineone - glad you like it!

[Catherineone]

Now that is interesting

Thank you for posting the clip