Edgar Degas Quotes and its meanings

Edgar Degas has written on many topics. Some of the topics he has discussed most are as follows;

Art Imagination

Edgar Degas Quotes Index

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What does Edgar Degas write about?

Edgar Degas has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about art & imagination. People always share Art quotes, Imagination quotes, from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by Edgar Degas?

Here are the top most famous quotes by Edgar Degas.

  • Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.
  • Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
  • Art is vice. You don't marry it legitimately, you rape it.
  • It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one's memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory.