Discover the oeuvre of French painter and sculptor Edgar Degas, whose obsession with movement saw him create over 1,500 images of ballerinas. From still lifes to cabarets, horse racing to noisy streets, Degas left no corner of the bustling Parisian entertainments untouched. Resisting categorization, his exploration of physicality inspired, ..
In this fascinating monograph, author Richard Thomson explores this brilliant work in detail, revealing both the intricacies of its composition and the source of the emotional pull it immediately exerts upon the viewer.
An introduction to the life and work of nineteenth-century French artist Edgar Degas, discussing his cultural and historical importance, and including a chronology and over one hundred color illustrations with explanatory captions.
This is why Degas moved from the theatre on to the rehearsal halls, where the dancers practised and took their lessons. This was how Degas arrived at the second sphere of that immediate, everyday life that was to interest him.
Contains reproductions of the artist's work, extracts from his correspondence, and a study of the artist's personality and work.
Degas: Form and Space
F. Villot, Notice des tableaux. . . du Musée Impérial du Louvre, 3 vols., Paris, 1855, II, no. 99. ... _On the influence of Veronese's version on French art at the time of La Fosse, see K. T. Parker and J. Mathey, Antoine Watteau, ...
But there is no single text that better stokes the fire than Degas and His Model, a short memoir published by Alice Michel, who purportedly modeled for Degas.
Discusses the life of Edgar Degas and describes his unique style of art.
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas seems never to have reconciled himself to the label of "Impressionist," preferring to call himself a "Realist" or "Independent.