When the Dreyfus Affair broke out, he revealed a decomplexed anti-Semitism: Edgar Degas wasn't a nice guy, and his former friends Monet, Sisley and Pissarro distanced themselves from this intransigent and intolerant character.
Very friendly with most of the Impressionists, he organized and participated in many collective exhibitions. When the Dreyfus Affair broke out, he revealed a decomplexed anti-Semitism: Edgar Degas wasn't a nice guy, and his former friends Monet, Sisley and Pissarro distanced themselves from this intransigent and intolerant character.