I assure you no art was ever less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and study of the great masters; of inspiration, spontaneity, temperament — temperament is the word — I know nothing.

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Edgar Degas was a 19th-century French impressionist artist. Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Read more on Wikipedia →

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