Art is not what you see but what you make others see.
L'art n'est pas ce que vous voyez, mais ce que vous faites voir aux autres.

Artists
Edgar Degas
Born in Paris in 1834, Degas captured human movement through dancers and racehorses with photographic daring. He preferred indoor light and remains the most rigorous draftsman of Impressionism.
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