Degas

Degas
ISBN-10
3836532719
ISBN-13
9783836532716
Series
Degas
Category
Art
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
2016-01-29
Author
Bernd Growe

Description

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, ..

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