Including more than two hundred full-color reproductions of his famous works and a collection of writings from his diaries and textbooks, a portrait of Degas reveals his discipline, intense self-criticism, artistic struggles, and reflective side.
Edgar Degas Books
July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917
Edgar Degas was a French artist renowned for his masterful depictions of movement, particularly in his paintings of dancers, racehorses, and nudes. While considered a founder of Impressionism, he preferred to be called a realist. His ambition shifted from history painting to capturing contemporary life with classical techniques. His portraits are celebrated as some of the finest in art history, showcasing his superb draughtsmanship and unique artistic vision.
Degas's scenes of the ballet seem to summarize the vitality and the fragile glamour of the modern spectacle. The text which accompanies the illustrations looks at Degas's varied use of media and discusses the in-between world of theatre wings where fact and fiction collide.
The complete sculptures of Edgar Degas
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Degas
Avenel Art Library
Reproduces works of a major nineteenth-century artist, who did much to synthesize classical themes, modern subjects, and Impressionist technique
This book includes seventy reproductions of pastels from various collections worldwide as well as essay with historical context,and the working methods and materials that Degas employed, focusing on innovative techniques that incorporated the use of fixative and of the pastel medium wet.
Degas by Himself
Drawings, Prints, Paintings, Writings
DEGAS BY HIMSELF is a milestone in published approaches to the work of this remarkable figure. No other book has illustrated so many of Degas' works in colour, including his best-known paintings and sketches, as well as many works that will be unfamiliar to most people. The book draws on a range of sources - the artist's own notebooks and letters, as well as anecdotes and memoirs from his intimate circle - to trace a vivid portrait of Degas and reveal intimate aspects of his life and personality. His notebooks and letters show him as a forceful and expressive writer; there are letters to friends and customers, urgent messages to exhibitors at the Impressionist exhibition and, finally, a number of short and sad letters from his last years. Degas was also known as a wit and conversationalist, provoking a number of his friends to write down his words for posterity. For the first time, reminiscences and reported remarks have been brought together, conjuring up an unexpected picture of the artist as a man of wisdom and good humour.
