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"Degas et le nu" explores the artist's treatment of the nude from his early years in the 1850s and 1860s, through his triumphs in the 1880s and 1890s, all the way to his last decades when the theme dominated his artistic production in all media. With essays by leading American and Fre...
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Muśee d'Orsay : Hazan,
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| Publisher Address: | Paris : |
| Publication Dates: | [2012] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | French |
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"Degas et le nu" explores the artist's treatment of the nude from his early years in the 1850s and 1860s, through his triumphs in the 1880s and 1890s, all the way to his last decades when the theme dominated his artistic production in all media. With essays by leading American and French critics, it provides a new interpretation of Degas' evolving conception of the nude, situating it in the subject's broader context among his peers in nineteenth-century France. It explores how Degas exploited all of the body's expressive possibilities, how his vision of the nude informed his notion of modern |
| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition held at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oct. 9, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012; and Muśee d'Orsay, Paris, March 13-July 1, 2012. |
| Carrier Form: | 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-263) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9782754106139 2754106138 9782354330699 2354330693 |
| Index Number: | N6853 |
| CLC: | J205.565-28 |
| Call Number: | WF/J205.565-28/D317 |