| Degas and the Dance Contributor(s): Devonyar, Jill (Author), Kendall, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1885444265 ISBN-13: 9781885444264 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: This authoritative book presents new material about Degas as an artist and his relationship with the ballet of his day. Far more knowledgeable than has previously been realized, Degas is shown responding to numerous ballet productions at the Paris Opra, to the shadowy life of the wings, and to the daily routines of the classroom. 315 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | European - Art | Subjects & Themes - General - Art | Individual Artists - General |
| Dewey: 759.4 |
| LCCN: 2002018230 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 9.48" W x 11.76" (3.41 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Among the supreme masterpieces of 19th-century art are Edgar Degas's dramatic, incisive, and often brilliantly colored pictures of the ballet. Yet despite his enormous popularity as the foremost artist of the dance -- with more than half his vast body of paintings, pastels, drawings, and sculptures devoted to the on- and off-stage activities of ballerinas -- this is the first book to illuminate the theme in its historical context. This authoritative volume presents much new material about Degas as an artist and his relationship with the ballet of his day. Far more knowledgeable about the training and technique of dancers than has previously been realized, Degas is shown responding to numerous ballet productions at the Paris Opira, to the shadowy life of the wings, and to the daily routines of the classroom. Originally published to accompany an acclaimed exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this lavish, richly illustrated volume should fascinate a wide audience of art- and dance-lovers. |