• monograph
  • paper boards with dust jacket
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white & color
  • 32 x 25 cm.
  • 328 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0785801669

Degas by Himself : Drawings, Prints, Paintings, Writings

Edgar Degas, Richard Kendall

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"In the tradition of the critically acclaimed Vincent by Himself, Degas by Himself paints a vivid portrait of one of the greatest Impressionists through a wide selection of his paintings and a collection of writings from his diaries and notebooks, as well as anecdotes and memoirs of those closest to him. Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) was a master of form and composition, an artist who sense of structure and discipline made him a fabulously rigorous talent among the spontaneous expression of his Impressionist colleagues. Here are more than 230 full-color reproductions of his most familiar works - the dancers, the absinthe drinkers, and the portraits, taut with uneasy relationships - as well as many of his less famous yet equally crafted drawings and sketches. Degas's discipline in painting was matched by an intense self-criticism that found clearest expression in his writing. He could be lyrical and lively when writing about his visits to Italy or to the United States. He could be desperately urgent when writing about his art or about his need for money and exhibitions. And he could be reflective and sad, especially in the last years of his life. His letters bring us close tot he man behind the art. Reminiscences from the diaries and notebooks of friends bring us even closer to the often reclusive painter, for they illustrate an often-forgotten side of Degas, that of the humorous conversationalist famed and feared for his irionic wit. Combining the best of Degas's art with a wide-ranging and fascinating collection of writings by and about him, Degas by Himself, is a lavish and unprecedented look at this great painter." -- from interior flap. Edited by Richard Kendall. Includes list of plates, guide to further reading, and a guide to principal figures in the texts.

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