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Degas style and technique:

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Degas' sheer energy, his urge to capture fleeting movement in its countless nuances resulted in a prodigious series of paintings, pastels, monotypes, drawings and eventually wax sculpture.

Apart from the portraits it is almost impossible to find a Degas where movement and action are not inherent, yet his method was the exact opposite of the Impressionists. He did not attempt to capture moment in a quick stroke of the brush there is nothing impulsive about Degas.

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Everything is studied, planed and executed in the studio in the controlled conditions.

Degas was experimenting with new techniques and revitalizing neglected media such as pastel, gouache, and even distemper (used for painting scenery) in an attempt to transcend what were new appearing to be the limitation of oil paint.

Abandoning oil means he could