Edgar Degas Painting Screensaver displays 23 Edgar Degas paintings. Edgar Degas was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. Degas is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist. In his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, Degas became a classical painter of modern life. Allartpainting Edgar Degas Painting Screensaver will remind you about the famous art of Edgar Degas.