Degas
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, more commonly known as Edgar Degas was acknowledged as the master of drawing the human figure in motion. ... Nowadays Degas is internationally known as the master of figures in movement. ... Between 1874 and 1886, Degas took part in 7 of the 8 impressionist exhibitions. Degas was born on July 19, 1834 in Paris on rue Saint George. His father, Pierre August Hyacinte Degas, was a Parisian banker, and his mother, Célestine Musson, was born in a creole family from New Orleans.