Edgar Degas fu un artista francese celebre per le sue magistrali rappresentazioni del movimento, in particolare nei suoi dipinti di danzatrici, cavalli da corsa e nudi femminili. Sebbene considerato un fondatore dell'Impressionismo, preferiva definirsi un realista. La sua ambizione iniziale di diventare un pittore di storia si trasformò nella cattura della vita contemporanea con tecniche classiche. I suoi ritratti sono acclamati tra i più raffinati della storia dell'arte, evidenziando la sua superba abilità nel disegno e la sua visione artistica distintiva.
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.
Reproduces works of a major nineteenth-century artist, who did much to synthesize classical themes, modern subjects, and Impressionist technique
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.
Enhanced with paintings from Impressionist Edgar Degas, Anna Pavlova's story of becoming a ballerina and her passion toward the dance are expressed in this brilliantly illustrated picture book.
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.
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.
RO60110628. DEGAS AS A COLLECTOR. 1996. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 77 pages. Photo en couleur en frontispice. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur et en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Texte sur 3 colonnes.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Explores Degas' artistic personality and personal interests and reproduces examples of his work.
Degas's mastery in the depiction of movement ""No art could be less spontaneous than mine. Inspiration, spontaneity, temperament are unknown to me. One has to do the same subject ten times, even a hundred times over. In art, nothing should look like chance, not even movement.""—Edgar Degas In terms of both theme and technique, the key to understanding the early work of Edgar Degas (1834–1917) is classical painting. Although he was eventually associated with the Impressionists and even participated in their joint exhibitions, Degas never adopted a purely Impressionist approach. Degas's work, reflecting an extremely personal and psychological perspective, emphasizes the scenic or concentrates on the detail. Thus, Degas's painting is often discussed with reference to the rise of short-exposure photography. Thematically, nature proved less interesting to the artist than the life and inhabitants of the modern metropolis. Degas primarily sought his motifs at the race track or circus, in bedrooms, or in ballet salons—and dancers always remained his favorite theme. About the Series: Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions a concise biography
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Sbírka obsahuje přibližně jednu třetinu sonetů v originále i v překladu, které doprovázejí reprodukce obrazů autora, čelného představitele francouzského impresionismu v malířství a sochařství. Podobně jako jeho výtvarné dílo zachycují i básně především svět divadla, tanečnic a koňských závodišť, viděný malířovými smysly, vnímajícími hlavně pohyb, barvy a světla.
Martigny, Suisse, 19 juin-21 novembre 1993
paper back copy, excellent book
Realisten en Impressionisten
Catalogus met uitgebreide beschrijvingen van de tentoongestelde schilderijen.
