French Impressionist famous for dancers and performers?

• A. Renoir
• B. Monet
• C. Degas
• D. Cezanne

Answer: (C)

Edgar Degas is renowned in French Impressionism for his concentrated focus on dancers and performers. He spent time at the Paris Opéra, studied ballet classes and rehearsals, and translated that motion onto canvas and pastel with cropped, dynamic compositions that capture a moment in time. This emphasis on movement and the backstage world of performers is what makes him the go-to example for this idea, distinguishing him from Monet, who investigates light and atmosphere in landscapes; Renoir, who portrays warm social scenes and the human figure; and Cezanne, whose work centers on form and structure and sits outside Impressionism.