This moody self-portrait is by an artist best known for his paintings of ballerinas. Who is he?

Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in 1834, Degas (who adopted the less pretentious spelling as an adult) is considered one of the founders of Impressionism. Although he began as a history painter, Degas shifted course mid-career and began focusing on paintings of modern life and above all, ballerinas. Dancers are the subject of more than half of his artwork.

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