Degas' Drawings

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Carefully reproduced from a rare 1923 limited edition, most of these magnificent drawings are unavailable elsewhere in published form. Dancers, nudes, portraits, travel scenes, and more. 100 drawings, including 8 in full color. Translated titles and captions.

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What can be said about Degas.......2001-01-16

This is one of my favorite Dover art books. It conatins a huge amount of drawings done by Degas. Some of which are hard to find in other books because they were taken from a private collection. If you love Degas, then you must purchase this book. It is excellent.

Degas by Himself: Drawings, Prints, Paintings, Writings (By Himself Series)

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Degas by Himself: Drawings, Prints, Paintings, Writings (By Himself Series)

Manufacturer: Bulfinch Press
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ASIN: 0821216856

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this beautiful volume offers an astonishingly rich and detailed view of one of the greatest French artists of the nineteenth century. In addition to over 250 color illustrations, this work draws on a range of sources - from the artist's own notebooks and letters, as well as anecdotes and memoirs of friends and acquaintances - to trace a vivid portrait of Degas at every stage of his career.

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lovely book
Excellent series
Excellent first art book
Beautiful art book for kids
Great intro to art

Dancing with Degas
Julie Merberg , and Suzanne Bober
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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ASIN: 0811840476

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This imaginative board book features beautiful paintings by a renowned artist paired with playful, rhyming text. Children can enter Edgar Degas's magical world of toe shoes, tutus and elegant ballerinas. Dancing with Degas is a fun introduction to art and an imaginative adventure all rolled into one!

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lovely book.......2007-01-16

Wonderful Degas photos illustrate ballet beautifully, I wanted one of them for myself.

Excellent series.......2006-06-22

My daughter has enjoyed all of the books in this series since she was about a year old. They were the first baby board books we sought out by author after seeing how much she enjoyed the Matisse one. This one is her favorite lately; she loves to dance around the kitchen when we read it.

Excellent first art book.......2006-04-21

Fun story about dancing, illustrated by Degas classics. My near 3 yo daughter loves dance related stories and she simply adored this book on the first read, "pretty pictures daddy". A great way to introduce art to your child, I look forward to the other books.

Beautiful art book for kids.......2006-02-07

I have four of Julie Merberg's books and this one isn't a disappointment. Her books are fabulous introductions to art for little ones. The pictures in this book are beautiful Degas paintings. My daughter loves looking at the dancers and listening to the flowing text that goes with the pictures. All of Merberg's books are worth the price if you want to begin introducing art to your little one.

Great intro to art.......2005-08-24

Our 7 month old daughter loves the books in this series and gets very excited when we get ready to read them to her. I can only recommend these to anyone that wants to introduce their kids to art in a fun and exciting way. The poems that accompany each picture are fun and relate to each painting, which also helps expand their vocabulary.

Edgar Degas: Waiting (Getty Museum Studies on Art)

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Edgar Degas: Waiting (Getty Museum Studies on Art)
Richard Thomson
Manufacturer: Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
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ASIN: 0892362855

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Degas's pastel Waiting (L'Attente) is an extraordinary object in its craftsmanship and color, as well as in the emotional pull it exerts upon the viewer. But in addition to these, which we expect from a great work of art, Waiting also has an aura of ambiguity and even mystery. This study
look at both its aesthetic qualities and the deeper questions that it arouses. Part of the Getty Museum Studies on Art series, the book offers a detailed discussion of Degas's pastel as well as an analysis of the broader context in which the work was created.

Degas: Pastels (Watson-Guptill Famous Artists)

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Degas: Pastels (Watson-Guptill Famous Artists)
Alfred Werner
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
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ASIN: 082301276X

The Essence Of Line: French Drawings From Ingres To Degas

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The Essence Of Line: French Drawings From Ingres To Degas
William R. Johnston , Kimberly Schenck , and Cheryl K. Snay
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
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ASIN: 0271026928

A Century of Drawing: Works on Paper from Degas to Lewitt

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A Century of Drawing: Works on Paper from Degas to Lewitt
National Gallery of Art (U. S.)
Manufacturer: National Gallery of Art
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Degas Drawings
Ronald Pickvance
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ASIN: 0671093320

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A Degas Sketchbook
Carol Armstrong , and David Hockney
Manufacturer: Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
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ASIN: 0892366109

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In 1995 the Getty Museum acquired a sketchbook by the prolific artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Its images, dating from approximately 1877, embrace a variety of themes from everyday Parisian life the cafe, concert, brothels, and ballet and were created during Degas's weekly visits to the home
of writer Ludovic Halevy, the first owner of the sketchbook. They show Degas's remarkable powers of observation, as well as the sureness and economy of his line.

Reproduced here are twenty-eight pages from the sketchbook, along with a brilliant essay that places Degas within the contexts of both the cultivated salon of the Halevy family and the larger world of late-nineteenth-century Paris, which the notoriously difficult artist both celebrated and shunned.
In addition, the book features a transcript of a lively conversation about the sketchbook among artist David Hockney, Getty Museum director John Walsh, and Lee Hendrix, curator of drawings for the Getty Museum.

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Six great articles and many magnificent plates

Degas: Beyond Impressionism
Edgar Degas , and Richard Kendall
Manufacturer: National Gallery Publications
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ASIN: 1857091302

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This strikingly beautiful book-the first to focus on Degas` late work-presents a new and definitive view of his last decades. Degas played an integral role in reshaping the visual arts at the turn of the century, says Richard Kendall. The artist`s remarkable drawings, pastels, oil paintings, and sculptures involve startling explorations of color, unexpected combinations of technique and media, and a radical reexamination of the human physique.

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Six great articles and many magnificent plates.......2004-10-09

I was fortunate enough to see this show in London and actually have the article in the Telegraph from Sunday July 26, 1996 that inspired me to see the show. This really beautiful book contains six interesting articles on aspects of the art shown in this event. The first is partly biographical on the last years if the artist's life. I say this because a discussion of the biography must also include some discussion of the art.

The second article discusses Degas' role in the art market in his later years. His current popularity does not give you a proper sense of the complex reactions different portions of the art marketplace and the general population had towards him in his last years.

The third article is a fascinating study of the artist's craft and centers on studies and photographs he used to prepare for his finished and larger works. I remember being very fascinated by the studies while viewing the exhibition.

The fourth article discusses his use of pastels and oils in his later years. Degas was a master colorist and the way he layered his pastels and saturates us with color is still breathtaking. The fifth article discusses his subject matter and how it changed over his last few years.

The sixth article discusses his place in the community of artists and their society in his later years. This is interesting given his reputation as a recluse.

The second half of the book provides full-page plates of the paintings, drawings, sketches, and sculpture in the exhibition. There is also a chronology of his later years, the lenders to the exhibition and a detailed list of items in the exhibition, notes for the articles, and an index.

As fine a book accompanying an exhibition as you will likely find.

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