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Degas : a passion for perfection /

A beautiful celebration of six decades of work by Edgar Degas, published in the centennial year of the artist's death. Edgar Degas's (1834-1917) relentless experimentation with technical procedures is a hallmark of his lifelong desire to learn. The numerous iterations of compositions and p...

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Corporate Authors: Yale University Press; Fitzwilliam Museum; Denver Art Museum
Group Author: Munro, Jane; Kendall, Richard; Standring, Timothy J., 1950; DeVonyar, Jill; Avery, Victoria; Dillon, Jo; Robins, Anna Gruetzner
Published: Yale University Press,
Publisher Address: New Haven :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Degas, Edgar, > 1834-1917 > Criticism and interpretation
Degas, Edgar, > 1834-1917 > Exhibitions
Impressionism Art > France
Impressionism Art > France > Exhibitions
Summary: A beautiful celebration of six decades of work by Edgar Degas, published in the centennial year of the artist's death. Edgar Degas's (1834-1917) relentless experimentation with technical procedures is a hallmark of his lifelong desire to learn. The numerous iterations of compositions and poses suggest an intense self-discipline, as well as a refusal to accept any creative solution as definitive or finite. Published in the centenary year of the artist's death, this book presents an exceptional array of Degas's work, including paintings, drawings, pastels, etchings, monotypes, counter proofs,
Item Description: Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, October 3, 2017-January 14, 2018, and at the Denver Art Museum, February 19-May 20, 2018.
Carrier Form: 269 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), photographs ; 30 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259) and index.
ISBN: 9780300228236
0300228236
9780300229509
030022950X
Index Number: N6853
CLC: J205.565
Call Number: J205.565/D317
Contents: Introduction : 'a passion for perfection'? / Jane Munro -- Degas and England / Richard Kendall -- Copying and learning / Jane Munro -- Degas's greasy ink drawings / Timothy J. Standring -- The Nude / Jane Munro -- Nature and Landscape / Jane Munro -- Painting in focus : At the caf́e / Jane Munro -- Degas, classicism, dance / Jill DeVonyar -- The sculpture of Degas : production and reproduction / Victoria Avery -- Degas's Wax Sculptures at the Fitzwilliam Museum: Technical Summary / Jo Dillon -- After Degas / Anna Gruetzner Robins.

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