Edgar Degas — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works1948

Museum Acquisitions

Louvre

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Market2,677 auction results

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$450 – $18M

320 of 365 works on paper lots with prices

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$514K

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$98.4K

320 priced works on paper lots

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May 2026 · $572K

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Works on paper: $98.4K medianPaintings: $635K medianSculpture/objects: $127K medianPhotographs: $37.5K medianEditioned prints: $23.5K medianUnclassified lots: $7.6K medianPosters/ephemera: $16.9K medianEditioned objects: $1.3M median

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Publications56

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Monograph 16

Edgar Degas

Prestel · 2023

Degas at the Opera

Thames & Hudson · 2020

Degas Painter of Ballerinas

Abrams · 2019

Degas Author

Yale University Press · 2017

Edgar Degas

Thames & Hudson · 2014

Edgar Degas Erotic Sketchbook Author

Prestel · 2008

Abrams · 2002

Phaidon Press · 1998

Prestel · 1997

Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications · 1996

Degas backstage

Thames & Hudson · 1996

The spectacular body

Yale University Press · 1995

Degas in search of his technique

Rizzoli · 1988

Degas, the nudes

Thames & Hudson · 1988

Edgar-Hilaire-Germain Degas Author

Abrams · 1970

Edgar Degas

Thames & Hudson

Exhibition Catalog 26

TANZ! DANCE!

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Degas Author

Rizzoli · 2021

Edgar Degas Author

Hatje Cantz · 2020

Degas Author

Yale University Press · 2017

Degas, impressionism, and the Paris millinery trade Author

Prestel · 2017

Die Augen der Bilder: Porträts von Fragonard bis Dumas

Hatje Cantz · 2017

Impressionist Line From Degas To Toulouselautrec Drawings And Prints From

Yale University Press · 2013

Kunst & Textil: Stoff als Idee und Material in der Moderne von Klimt bis heute

Hatje Cantz · 2013

The private collection of Edgar Degas

Yale University Press · 2013

Die historische Sammlung Otto Gerstenberg

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Edgar Degas: Das Spätwerk

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Edgar Degas: The Late Work

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Degas

Yale University Press · 2011

Die Skulpturen der Maler: Malerei und Plastik im Dialog

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Les Peintres-Sculpteurs

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Degas and the art of Japan

Yale University Press · 2007

Degas and the dance

Abrams · 2006

Edgar Degas

Skira · 2005

Renoir, Gauguin, Degas ...

Hatje Cantz · 2003

Degas and America

Rizzoli · 2001

Degas and New Orleans

Rizzoli · 1999

Degas and The Little Dancer

Yale University Press · 1998

The private collection of Edgar Degas

Abrams · 1998

Degas Author

Yale University Press · 1996

Degas landscapes

Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications · 1993

Degas in the Art Institute of Chicago

Abrams · 1984

Group Catalog 4

Fondation Beyeler. Die Sammlung

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Fondation Beyeler. La Collection

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Es könnte gelingen, wenn nur die Sonne weiter scheint ... Fondation Beyeler. Die Sammlung

Hatje Cantz · 2017

Degas to Matisse

Abrams · 1988

Survey 10

Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception

Thames & Hudson · 2026

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawings

Thames & Hudson · 2025

Icons: 100 Extraordinary Objects from Sotheby’s History

Phaidon Press · 2024

The Impressionists at First Hand

Thames & Hudson · 2023

Painting Masterclass: Creative Techniques of 100 Great Artists

Thames & Hudson · 2019

Kunst der Moderne (1800-1945) im Städel Museum

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Invitation to ballet

Abrams · 2011

Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception

Thames & Hudson · 2000

The Impressionists

Thames & Hudson · 1995

Art for All. Impressionists

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Current Exhibitions1

#13,035 Stern Pissarro Gallery

Impressionist to Contemporary Works on Paper

Yayoi Kusama, Edgar Degas, Fernand Léger, Marc Chagall, Bernard Buffet, Marino Marini, Sonia Delaunay

66 St James's St, London SW1A 1NE, UK

Jun 11, 2026 — Jul 11, 2026

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Murdoch’s Basel Squeeze & Sotheby’s Takes Zurich

The article reports on two major developments in the art world: the impact of Rupert Murdoch's media empire on the Art Basel fair in Switzerland, and …

marketJun 12, 2026

Da Sotheby’s Londra l’asta da record della Lewis Collection. Degas, Modigliani e tutte le altre opere che hanno fatto scandalo

Sotheby's London will auction the Lewis Collection, a group of 48 artworks valued at over £200 million, on June 24-25, 2026. Assembled over decades by…

marketJun 12, 2026

World's top pastel artists are coming to Albuquerque this month

The International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) is bringing its flagship biennial convention and free public exhibition, “PastelWorld,” to th…

localJun 11, 2026

Museum Rietberg’s A Kind of Paradise: Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art is Balm for the Scars of European Conquest

A new group exhibition titled *A Kind of Paradise: Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art* has opened at Museum Rietberg in Zurich, featuring tw…

exhibitionsJun 10, 2026

SAM’s showcase exhibition, Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso from Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, brings art royalty to regional Victoria

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) in regional Victoria has opened "Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso from Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki," a landmark ex…

exhibitionsJun 9, 2026

‘Musical Bodies’ Opens At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

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Bührle’s troubled art collection is squashed together in new Zurich show

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Fashion recognized by art history at the Festival de Fontainebleau

The 15th edition of the Festival de l'histoire de l'art (FHA), held June 5-7 at the Château de Fontainebleau, has declared fashion a full-fledged arti…

exhibitionsJun 4, 2026

Pasadena’s Hidden Art Legacy Gets Its Long-Overdue Spotlight at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Pasadena presents "Pasadena: L.A.'s Art Legacy," an exhibition opening June 7 and running through August 29. Featuring nearl…

exhibitionsJun 3, 2026

Picasso, Dalí and Degas: iconic works by some of history's greatest artists arrive in Shepparton

The Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) in regional Victoria, Australia, is hosting a touring exhibition from the Auckland Art Gallery titled "Facing Modernit…

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Mystery, controversy and the butterfly’s sting: James McNeill Whistler book aims to dispel the fog around his legacy

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NEXT in the Gallery: June in Pittsburgh is packed with more art than you could possibly imagine

NEXTpittsburgh's June gallery guide highlights a packed month of art events in Pittsburgh, centered on the 67th annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts F…

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Edgar Morin: 'The state of creativity is a particular state of trance'

French sociologist and philosopher Edgar Morin, known for his 'complexity theory,' discusses his personal relationship with art in an interview with B…

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France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has opened a new permanent gallery dedicated to displaying Nazi-looted artworks that were never reclaimed by their rightful…

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A Long-Overdue Reckoning With Nazi-Looted Art on exhibit at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris

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The Brooklyn Museum Presents Cézanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection

The Brooklyn Museum is presenting an exhibition titled "Cézanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection." The show features mo…

exhibitionsMay 24, 2026

The Colorful History of the Van Gogh Museum and the Highlights You Must Not Miss

The article traces the history of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, from its origins in the efforts of Johanna van Gogh-Bonger—who preserved Vincent v…

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7 D.C. art exhibits to catch this summer before they close

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exhibitionsMay 21, 2026

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Past Exhibitions10

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August Laube Buch- und Kunstantiquariat

August Laube, Buch- und Kunstantiquariat at Salon de l'estampe 2026

Edgar Degas, Albrecht Dürer, Alphonse Mucha, Alexander Voet II after Jacob Jordaens, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923)

17 Rue des Beaux Arts, 75006 Paris, France

Mar 26, 2026 — Mar 29, 2026

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#1,823 HELENE BAILLY MARCILHAC

Impressionism & Legacy

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Signac, Henri Edmond Cross, Maximilien Luce, Edward Cucuel, Henri Lebasque, Eva Gonzalès, Gustave Loiseau, Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, Henri Jean Guillaume Martin, Mela Muter

71 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France

Feb 5, 2026 — Mar 21, 2026

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Busch-Reisinger Museum

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Georges Seurat, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Odilon Redon, Piet Mondrian, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Rivera, Richard Serra, John Wilson, Isabella Quintanilla, Toyin Ojih Odutola

Sep 12, 2025 — Jan 18, 2026

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black September 12, 2025–January 18, 2026 Special Exhibitions Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Discover how simple to...

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Harvard Art Museums

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Georges Seurat, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Odilon Redon, Piet Mondrian, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Rivera, Richard Serra, John Wilson, Isabella Quintanilla, Toyin Ojih Odutola

32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Sep 12, 2025 — Jan 18, 2026

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black September 12, 2025–January 18, 2026 Special Exhibitions Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Discover how simple to...

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AGNSW

Pause, Turn, Touch, Reach Bodies in Motion from the Collection

Anthony McCall, Eadweard Muybridge, Edgar Degas, Gabriella Mangano, Silvana Mangano, Daniel Crooks, Joanna Piotrowska, nova Milne

Jan 1, 2025

Art Gallery of NSW: Naala Badu, our north building Pause, Turn, Touch, Reach Bodies in Motion from the Collection Art Gallery of NSW collection Until 6 July ...

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Art Institute of Chicago

Degas: At the Track, On the Stage

Edgar Degas

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Jan 1, 2016

Degas: At the Track, On the Stage Through late February 2016 Gallery 240 Two exceptional loans join works from the Art Institute’s rich collection in this fo...

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Toledo Museum of Art

Degas and the Dance

Edgar Degas

2445 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43620, USA

Oct 15, 2015 — Jan 10, 2016

Edgar Degas — Oct. 15, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016

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Milwaukee Art Museum

Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels Masterworks from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol

700 N Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA

Jun 18, 2015 — Sep 20, 2015

Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol — June 18, 2015 – September 20, 2015

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#1,203 Browse & Darby

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Bronzes and Drawings

Edgar Degas, Degas

34 Bury Street

Sep 14, 2011 — Oct 14, 2011

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Leopold Museum

Cézanne - Picasso - Giacometti

Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Francis Bacon, Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Fernand Leger, Alberto Giacometti

Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2010

Cézanne - Picasso - Giacometti Masterpieces from the Fondation Beyeler 17 September 2010 - 17 January 2011 extended until 2 February 2011

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