Screen LibraryDegas : a strange new beauty /
"Edgar Degas is best known as a chronicler of the ballet, yet his work in monotype reveals his restless experimentation. In the mid-1870s, Degas was introduced to the monotype process -- drawing in ink on a metal plate that was then run through a press. Captivated by the monotype's potenti...
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Edgar Degas is best known as a chronicler of the ballet, yet his work in monotype reveals his restless experimentation. In the mid-1870s, Degas was introduced to the monotype process -- drawing in ink on a metal plate that was then run through a press. Captivated by the monotype's potential, he embraced it with enthusiasm, taking the medium to radical ends. He expanded the possibilities of drawing, created surfaces with heightened tactility, and invented new means for new subjects, from dancers in motion to the radiance of electric light, from women in intimate settings to meteorological effects in nature. With his monotypes, Degas is at his most modern, capturing the spirit of urban life, depicting the body in new ways, and exploring abstraction. Published to accompany an exhibition at MoMA, this richly illustrated catalogue presents approximately 120 monotypes and some 60 related works in other mediums. Texts by curators, scholars, and conservators explore the creative potency of Degas's rarely seen monotypes and highlight their impact on his wider practice."--Publisher's description. |
| Item Description: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition Edgar Degas: a strange new beauty, at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 26 - July 24, 2016, organized by Jodi Hauptman, Senior Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, with Richard Kendall. |
| Carrier Form: | 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238). |
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9781633450059 1633450058 |
| Index Number: | NE2246 |
| CLC: | J205.565 |
| Call Number: | J205.565/H374 |
| Contents: |
Introduction / An Anarchist in Art : Degas and the Monotype / Degas in the Dark / Indelible Ink : Degas's Methods and Materials / The Singular Multiple / Defined by Light / Darkness and the Light of Lamps / On Smoke / An "Anti-spectacular" Art / Stockings and Mirrors / Movement and Landscape / Frieze of Dancers / |