Degas (The Colour Library)

Langdon, Helen,Roberts, Keith

ISBN 10: 0714827576 / ISBN 13: 9780714827575

Published by Phaidon Press, 1998

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Synopsis:

Despite the popularity of his work, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) has remained one of the most elusive of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. To his contemporaries he was always a very private man, rather aloof, self-absorbed and inclined to cynicism. However, few could fault his skill as an artist, and his acute vision, mastery of design, and meticulous attention to often ignored detail single him out as one of the most important figures in nineteenth-century art history. The ballet, the racecourse and women at their toilet were his three favourite subjects and he returned to them again and again in the course of his long career, never feeling that he had exhausted these themes. Degas never forgot his early academic sketches to his late pastels the quality of his drawings never faltered.

In this excellent introduction by Keith Roberts, Dr Helen Langdon has added the notes to the plates and numerous black-and-white comparative illustrations.

About the Author: Keith Roberts used to be an assistant editor at the Burlington Magazine.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Degas (The Colour Library)
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good