- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; Reprint edition (Sep 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0810981076
- ISBN-13: 978-0810981072
- Product Dimensions: 33 x 26.6 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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#1,436,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #43 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( D-F ) > Degas, Edgar
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Book Description
The authors of Abrams' highly successful Monet and The Last Flowers of Manet have made the definitive book on the French Impressionist Edgar Degas. The New York Observer said, "In the wonderfully readable text . . . we are put in very intimate touch with the artist's own sensibility. . . . This is a book notto be missed." 324 illustrations, 121 in full color. 2 gatefolds. 10-1/4" x 12-3/4". Originally $75.00.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the painter of girl dancers,
By I ain't no porn writer (author, "Crippled Dreams") - See all my reviews
This review is from: Degas (Hardcover)
Degas was obsessed with painting girls naked from behind. No, he wasn't interested in obscene poses, but in drawing the backs and buttocks of women as they washed themselves or slept in bed. He also loved watching pretty girls dancing on stage. And he loved to paint them just as much, in rehearsal and in concert. Painting in the daytime, landscapes from nature in the great outdoors--none of that was for him. In fact, he found it impossible to paint anywhere except in his dim and dusty studio. He painted similar scenes as those of Toulouse-Lautrec, but in his own style. The older Degas treated Lautrec as a sort of disciple, with patronizing benevolence. But unlike Lautrec, he led a quiet, chase life and lived to a ripe old age.David Rehak
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Degas,
By A Customer
This review is from: Degas (Hardcover)
This is a great book for any Degas fan, the color plates are absolutely gorgeous!
2.0 out of 5 stars
great artist, less than great book,
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This review is from: Degas (Hardcover)
I love Degas, so don't get me wrong. For a book as big as it is, it's lacking. Way too much text at the expense of Degas wonderful work. It is a big book, why are there so few big reproductions in it. There could be more color images too. This would have been a great book had they made use of the size and done a better layout between text and image, as all books on artist should be. It also seems like they've left out a lot of good stuff the should have had room for. Overall, it just seems like not much thought went into the actual layout of the book.I don't recommend it as a keeper book on Degas, however if you find a cheap copy, why not, it is Degas afterall and the reproductions do look decent.
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