Degas, Edgar 1834-1917

Degas by Edgar Degas ( Book )
326 editions published between 1909 and 2003 in 13 languages and held by 5,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This richly illustrated volume traces the life and work of Degas. A testament to the genius of this leader of the French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements

Degas : beyond impressionism by Richard Kendall ( Book )
6 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 1,316 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 987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Degas and the dance by Jill DeVonyar ( Book )
9 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 983 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 )
4 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 853 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

I dreamed I was a ballerina by Anna Pavlova ( Book )
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 833 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 803 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Edgar Degas, photographer by Malcolm R Daniel ( Book )
10 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and French 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."--BOOK JACKET

Degas : a dialogue of difference by Werner Hofmann ( Book )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 576 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

Degas, the dancers by George T. M Shackelford ( Book )
5 editions published between 1984 and 1994 in English and held by 557 WorldCat member libraries worldwide