Today, 108 years ago, on September 26, 1917 (August 11, 1917), the French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas died. Edgar Degas¡¯s ¡°Band¡± On September 26, 1917, the 83-year-old French painter Edgar Degas died. Edgar Degas was a recognized Impressionist painter, but he was different from other Impressionist painters, he rarely took landscapes as the subject of his painting. He grew up over colourful indoor collections, with themes mostly taken from theaters, cafes and prostitutes. The ballet dancers under his writing were often under the blinking and real stage lights. The youth of Degas had studied Renaissance painting in Italy. In 1862, his artistic creation took a leap. In that year he met Edward-Mane, after which he