Though he was a key participator of the first impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1874 - Edgard Degas is one of the only members of the group who openly rejected the label of “Impressionist”.
In fact, the man seemed downright hostile to it at times - being highly critical of the “unkempt” style to some of his friends works, and scorning their love of p…
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