Degas, Edgar 1834-1917

Degas by Robert Gordon ( Book )
39 editions published between 1969 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 1,975 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Swiss art historian Edouard Hüttinger has provided an exhaustive study of Degas' complex art, analyzing with equal care its historical significance and its surprising modernity. The illustrations selected comprise a graphic cross-section of the artist's work. Famous paintings are supplemented by less familiar works; some are reproduced in color here for the first time. This is a book which encompasses all aspects of the life and work of this great French painter

Degas : beyond impressionism by Richard Kendall ( Book )
10 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 1,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The first publication on Degas's mature work ... presents a new and definitive view of his last decades ... drawings, pastels, oil paintings, and sculptures." --Dust jacket

The sculpture of Edgar Degas by Charles W Millard ( Book )
7 editions published between 1976 and 1979 in English and held by 983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Degas and the dance by Jill DeVonyar ( Book )
9 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 982 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seeks to illuminate the themes present in the artist's works, presenting new material about Degas's highly informed relationship with the ballet of the nineteenth century

Degas in the Art Institute of Chicago by Richard R Brettell ( Book )
5 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

I dreamed I was a ballerina by Anna Pavlova ( Book )
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a girl's first trip to the ballet and the dreams it inspired; leading her to become a legendary ballerina

Looking into Degas : uneasy images of women and modern life by Eunice Lipton ( Book )
5 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Edgar Degas, photographer by Malcolm R Daniel ( Book )
9 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Degas's major surviving photographs, little known even among devotees of the artist's paintings and pastels, are analyzed and reproduced for the first time in this volume, which accompanies an exhibition at The Metropolitan Muscum of Art, The J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France."--Jacket

Edgar Degas by N. V Brodskai︠a︡ ( )
8 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 635 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Degas, artiste français, est reconnu pour ses toiles, sculptures, gravures et dessins. Sa longue carrière fut très productive, même lorsqu'il parvint à un âge avancé. On le considère comme étant l'un des fondateurs de l'Impressionnisme, caractérisé par son travail autour du thème de la danse. En effet, près de la moitié de ses oeuvres représente des danseuses, telles que La Leçon de danse, ou la sculpture La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans. Elles expriment son talent en matière de description du mouvement, tout comme son choix de représenter, certes plus rarement, des courses de chevaux et des

Degas : a dialogue of difference by Werner Hofmann ( Book )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Here is a comprehensive overview of the pioneering work of Edgar Degas. Packed with over 200 illustrations, it explores the pictorial world of the man whose formal innovations, commitment to realism and the exploration of both the light and dark sides of contemporary society foreshadowed the art of the 20th century, with Hofmann bringing his own surprising new insights to many of Degas's best-known works. Degas regularly took part in the Impressionists' group exhibitions but followed his own path from the start. In contrast to the sense of harmony pursued by his fellow painters, he produced images of the social world, charged with tension. He depicted the brittle nature of bourgeois life and relationships, and explored the marginal areas of society, where his artistic gaze fell predominantly upon female subjects: washerwomen and seamstresses, dancers and prostitutes. Degas portrayed these women at work and at rest, with others and alone, with a striking focus on the female body in all its forms: decorated, desired, bought and sold, and--only occasionally--liberated. This interest in human isolation and alienation led to formal experiments in which Degas broke with the strict rules of central perspective to create a sense of unbalance and unease. Werner Hofmann's penetrating analysis is interspersed with insights into Degas's bourgeois background, and his artistic trajectory is placed within the context of the major currents of 19th-century art, with David, Ingres, Delacroix, Courbet and the Impressionists among the key points of reference. In this way, we see not only the traditions that influenced him but also his striking individuality and spirit of innovation, which forged a new artistic path into the 20th century