Degas By Degas
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A richly curated art biography, Degas by Degas presents the legendary French Impressionist Edgar Degas entirely through his own words, allowing the artist to speak directly to readers across time. Rachel Barnes assembles a compelling portrait of the man behind the masterworks, drawing on Degas's letters, notebooks, and recorded conversations to illuminate his creative philosophy, personal obsessions, and artistic rivalries. The result is an intimate and authoritative account that uncovers the sharp wit, fierce perfectionism, and occasional misanthropy that defined one of the nineteenth century's most original minds. Rather than offering a conventional critical biography, the work illustrates how Degas understood his own genius — his relentless pursuit of movement, light, and the human form in ballet dancers, bathers, and café scenes. Written with an elegant, accessible tone, it is an essential companion for anyone seeking to understand Impressionism through the eyes of one of its most complex and contradictory figures.
Author: Rachel Barnes
Format: Hardback
Published: 1992, Angus and Robinson
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A richly curated art biography, Degas by Degas presents the legendary French Impressionist Edgar Degas entirely through his own words, allowing the artist to speak directly to readers across time. Rachel Barnes assembles a compelling portrait of the man behind the masterworks, drawing on Degas's letters, notebooks, and recorded conversations to illuminate his creative philosophy, personal obsessions, and artistic rivalries. The result is an intimate and authoritative account that uncovers the sharp wit, fierce perfectionism, and occasional misanthropy that defined one of the nineteenth century's most original minds. Rather than offering a conventional critical biography, the work illustrates how Degas understood his own genius — his relentless pursuit of movement, light, and the human form in ballet dancers, bathers, and café scenes. Written with an elegant, accessible tone, it is an essential companion for anyone seeking to understand Impressionism through the eyes of one of its most complex and contradictory figures.