Edgar Degas was born in Paris in 1834, the son of a wealthy citizen and banker. In adulthood he abandoned the original form of his name, De Gas, as he found it somewhat pretentious. He became famous as a painter and illustrator in the impressionist style. In his later years, as a result of his deteriorating eyesight, he concentrated more on sculpture, and gained an equally remarkable reputation.

The work "Washerwoman with toothache", owned by the Louvre in Paris, was stolen in 1973 whilst on loan to the depot museum of Le Havre in Normandy. In November 2010 the painting was discovered, after nearly 40 years, at an auction in New York. An employee of the Le Havre Museum spotted the work in a Sotheby's auction catalogue and tipped off the authorities. Consequently, Sotheby's withdrew the work from the auction. Degas painted the canvas around 1870-1872. The estimated auction value of the painting in 1973 was 248,000 to 319,000 euros.

Read More

2023, New issue subscription on stamps with Edgar Degas

ayypmde, New Issue Subscriptions, 2023

10.00
Mint NH
12.50
Mint NH
14.75
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

ssjp32225u, Sierra Leone, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

ssjp32225t, Sierra Leone, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

ssjp32225s, Sierra Leone, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

ssjp32225n, Sierra Leone, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

ssjp32225m, Sierra Leone, 2022

14.75
Mint NH
12.50
Mint NH
14.75
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

sgzp32211m, Guinea, Republic, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

sgzp32211l, Guinea, Republic, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

sgbp32210n, Guinea Bissau, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

sgbp32210m, Guinea Bissau, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

sgbp32210l, Guinea Bissau, 2022

14.75
Mint NH
15.00
Mint NH
12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

scjp32218m, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, 105th memorial anniversary of Edgar Degas

scjp32218l, Central Africa, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Edgar Degas

sbup32212g, Burundi, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Edgar Degas

sbup32212f, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2016, Musee de Orsay 2 s/s

smzp31668b, Mozambique, 2016

9.00
Mint NH

2016, Musée d'Orsay 4v m/s

smdp31602b, Maldives, 2016

6.50

-10%

5.85

Mint NH

2016, The big Impressionists

sgzp31624f, Guinea, Republic, 2016

14.75
Mint NH

2016, Orsay museum 5v m/s

sgbp31631ja, Guinea Bissau, 2016

6.00
Mint NH

2016, Nude paintings 5v m/s

sgbp31631ca, Guinea Bissau, 2016

6.00
Mint NH

2015, Canouan, World Famous Paintings 2 s/s

svgp31516c, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, 2015

15.60
Mint NH

2015, Edgar Degas

ssjp31501l, Sierra Leone, 2015

11.00
Mint NH

2015, Edgar Degas

ssjp31501k, Sierra Leone, 2015

13.00
Mint NH

2015, Impressionism 2 s/s

sgbp31548b, Guinea Bissau, 2015

12.00
Mint NH

2014, World Famous Paintings 3v m/s

spap31428, Palau, 2014

8.75

-10%

7.88

Mint NH

2014, World Famous Paintings 3v m/s

spap31429, Palau, 2014

8.75

-10%

7.88

Mint NH

2014, World Famous Paintings 2 s/s

snvp31427, Nevis, 2014

14.55
Mint NH

2014, World Famous Paintings 2 s/s

snvp31426, Nevis, 2014

13.90
Mint NH

2014, Edgar Degas

sgzp31423m, Guinea, Republic, 2014

12.50
Mint NH

2014, Edgar Degas

sgzp31423l, Guinea, Republic, 2014

14.75
Mint NH

2014, World famous paintings 2 s/s

sgyp31425a, Guyana, 2014

11.20
Mint NH

2014, Paintings 2 s/s

sggp31412, Grenada Grenadines, 2014

12.45
Mint NH

2014, Impressionism 4v m/s

sgbp31474, Guinea Bissau, 2014

4.50
Mint NH

7.50

-10%

6.75

Mint NH

2013, Edgar Degas

sgbp31325t, Guinea Bissau, 2013

11.00
Mint NH

2013, Edgar Degas

sgbp31325s, Guinea Bissau, 2013

13.00
Mint NH
20.00
Mint NH

2012, Edgar Degas paintings 2 s/s

sbup31202e, Burundi, 2012

12.00
Mint NH

2011, French painters 5v

ssm31111, San Marino, 2011

8.70
Mint NH

2011, French paintings 6v m/s

smzp31166, Mozambique, 2011

6.00
Mint NH

2011, Edgar Degas 12 s/s

scjp31129b, Central Africa, 2011

122.50
Mint NH

2011, Edgar Degas s/s

scjp31129a, Central Africa, 2011

6.00
Mint NH

2009, Impressionists on stamps 2 s/s

sgzp30903b, Guinea, Republic, 2009

15.95
Mint NH

2007, Orsay museum m/s

sgzp30755a, Guinea, Republic, 2007

9.00
Mint NH

2007, Edgar Degas 3v [::]

sgz30710, Guinea, Republic, 2007

5.00
Mint NH

2007, Orsay museum 3v [::]

sgzp30955, Guinea, Republic, 2007

4.50
Mint NH
6.00
Used or CTO

2004, Impressionism 8v (2 m/s)

sstp2691kb, Sao Tome/Principe, 2004

9.00
Mint NH

2004, Orsay museum 4v m/s

sstp2531kb, Sao Tome/Principe, 2004

4.50
Mint NH

2004, Impressionism 2 s/s

sstb527, Sao Tome/Principe, 2004

9.00
Mint NH

2003, Edgar Degas painting s/s

sgbpb414, Guinea Bissau, 2003

4.50
Mint NH

2002, Paintings 84v (14 m/s)

stfp2304kb, Chad, 2002

87.00
Mint NH

2002, Horse paintings 12v m/s

sms1582kb, Marshall Islands, 2002

7.50

-20%

6.00

First Day Cover

2001, Edgar Degas 9v m/s

smzp30103a, Mozambique, 2001

6.00
Mint NH

PostBeeld sells more than just postage stamps. We can also help you find the right albums, catalogues and stamp collecting accessories.

View catalogues View albums View testing equipment View all stamp accessoires