Degas's Metamorphosis

Edgar Degas was a famous French artist that created many precious paintings and sculptures. However, Degas developed diabetic retinopathy which led to the loss of his vision. As Edgar Degas lost his vision, his art style and the way he created his art changed. For example, Degas swapped out oil for pastels as his material of choice. Also, Degas’s paintings became very crude and his only option was to create sculptures. Degas’s impediment changed his art career for the worse. As Degas lost his vision, he transitioned from oils to pastels. It was too difficult for Degas to use oils since oils required a careful eye. In “Art, Vision, and the Disordered Eye: Edgar Degas,”, an article by Eliana Coldham, Vanessa Cooney, Donald Kline, and Marcela