Degas
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Usual aging.
A richly detailed work of art history and biography, Ian Dunlop's Degas presents a comprehensive portrait of Edgar Degas, one of the most innovative and complex figures of the Impressionist movement. Dunlop chronicles the artist's life from his privileged Parisian upbringing through his decades of relentless artistic experimentation, illuminating how Degas transformed everyday subjects — ballet dancers, café scenes, and horse races — into timeless masterworks of light and movement. With an authoritative yet accessible tone, the text argues that Degas defies easy categorization, situating him as a singular bridge between classical tradition and radical modernity. Dunlop draws on a wealth of historical detail and critical analysis to illustrate how the artist's obsessive perfectionism and unconventional techniques reshaped the boundaries of painting, pastel, and sculpture. This is an essential volume for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of nineteenth-century French art and the restless genius at its heart.
Author: Ian Dunlop
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Galley Press
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Usual aging.
A richly detailed work of art history and biography, Ian Dunlop's Degas presents a comprehensive portrait of Edgar Degas, one of the most innovative and complex figures of the Impressionist movement. Dunlop chronicles the artist's life from his privileged Parisian upbringing through his decades of relentless artistic experimentation, illuminating how Degas transformed everyday subjects — ballet dancers, café scenes, and horse races — into timeless masterworks of light and movement. With an authoritative yet accessible tone, the text argues that Degas defies easy categorization, situating him as a singular bridge between classical tradition and radical modernity. Dunlop draws on a wealth of historical detail and critical analysis to illustrate how the artist's obsessive perfectionism and unconventional techniques reshaped the boundaries of painting, pastel, and sculpture. This is an essential volume for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of nineteenth-century French art and the restless genius at its heart.