Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas

Author: Christopher Lloyd

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500293416

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was one of the outstanding draughtsmen of the 19th century: drawing was not only a central tenet of his art, but essential to his existence. Through an examination of the artist's drawings and pastels, Christopher Lloyd reveals the development of Degas's style as well the story of his life, including his complicated relationship with the Impressionists. Following a broadly chronological approach, the author discusses the various subject areas, not only the images of dancers (which form over half of Degas's total oeuvre) but also of nudes and milliners, and the less well-known racehorse and landscape drawings. He covers his whole career, from when Degas was copying the Old Masters to learn his craft to when he ceased work in 1912 because of failing eyesight, setting him within the artistic context of the period. Lloyd's extensive research, which includes consulting the artist's detailed notebooks, has resulted in a comprehensive exposition with, at its heart, some 250 pencil, black-chalk, pen-and-ink, and charcoal drawings and pastels of timeless appeal.

Degas and the Ballet
Degas and the Ballet

Author: Jill Devonyar

Publisher: Royal Academy Books

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781905711680

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Edgar Degas (18341917) is best known for his luminous studies of dancers. Illustrated with drawings, pastels, paintings, prints and sculpture, as well as photographs taken by the artist and his contemporaries, and samples of film from the period, this text follows the development of Degas's ballet imagery.

Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas

Author: Richard Thomson

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 0892362855

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Edgar Degas was one of the great pioneers of modern art, and the J. Paul Getty and Norton Simon museums are fortunate to own jointly one of his finest pastels, Waiting (L'Attente), which he made sometime between 1880 and 1882, about midway in his career. In this fascinating monograph, author Richard Thomson explores this brilliant work in detail, revealing both the intricacies of its composition and the source of the emotional pull it immediately exerts upon the viewer. For Waiting is, indeed, an extraordinary object both in its craftsmanship and color and, perhaps most especially, in its aura of ambiguity and even mystery.

Degas' Drawings
Degas' Drawings

Author: H. G. E. Degas

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 0486139360

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Carefully reproduced from a rare 1923 limited edition, most of these magnificent drawings are unavailable elsewhere in published form. Dancers, nudes, portraits, travel scenes, and more. 100 drawings, including 8 in full color.

Paint Like Degas
Paint Like Degas

Author: Damian Callan

Publisher: North Light Books

Published: 2014-10-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781440336577

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Paint Like a Master--Paint Like Degas! Edgar Degas is one of the most enduringly popular artists of his time, and his unique style and experimental approach to painting, using oils, pastels and mixed media, make him an artist that any painter can learn from today. In Paint Like Degas, professional artist Damian Callan, combines insights into Degas' methods with practical exercises to offer an exciting new way to develop your painting skills--whatever your level. You will learn the secrets of the master's creativity, enriching your understanding of Degas' work and showing how you can apply his techniques to give your own art even more depth and life. Paint Like Degas includes: Techniques for using pastels, oil paints and mixed media to create works of art with depth and atmosphere Exercises on subjects ranging from developing composition to layering colors to making monotypes Masterclass demonstrations showing step-by-step how to combine techniques to create finished works of art

Degas' Method
Degas' Method

Author: Line Clausen Pedersen

Publisher: Black Dog Pub Limited

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 9781910433140

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"In Degas' work there are a number of fundamental elements which exist across oeuvre and motif, technique and chronology. It is with these elements that Degas' Method is concerned: that which catches one's attention if the customary pigeonholing of the works is abandoned and the works themselves are returned to the creative ferment from which they emerged, where they exist side by side -- and from whence Degas, in a manner entirely his own, has taken and combined them. Degas' Method mixes painting, pastel, monotype, sculpture, drawing and several graphic disciplines in the desire to bring together the artist's production, ranging across motif, technique and chronology." -- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek website.

Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas (Illustrated)

Author: Edgar Degas

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2016-04-27

Total Pages: 886

ISBN-13: 1786564955

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The prominent Impressionist artist Edgar Degas is widely celebrated for his images of Parisian life and sublime depictions of ballet dancers. He was a superb draftsman and masterly in his portrayal of movement, while his portraits are notable for their psychological complexity. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Degas’ complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings and pastels of Edgar Degas — over 600 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Degas’ celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings and pastels * Easily locate the paintings you wish to view * Includes Degas’ drawings and sculptures - spend hours exploring the artist’s diverse works * Features two bonus biographies - discover Degas’ artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights SELF-PORTRAIT, 1855 PORTRAIT OF ACHILLE DE GAS THE BELLELLI FAMILY THE YOUNG SPARTANS SEMIRAMIS BUILDING BABYLON WOMAN LEANING ON AN ELBOW BESIDE A VASE OF FLOWERS THE GENTLEMEN’S RACE: BEFORE THE START THE INTERIOR; OR, THE RAPE THE ORCHESTRA OF THE OPERA A COTTON OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS HORSES ON THE COURSE AT LONGCHAMP THE DANCING CLASS THE ABSINTHE DRINKER DANCER ON THE STAGE LA LA AT THE CIRQUE FERNANDO, PARIS WOMAN IRONING AFTER THE BATH, WOMAN DRYING HERSELF THE TUB COMBING THE HAIR DANCERS IN BLUE WOMAN DRYING HERSELF The Paintings and Pastels CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS AND PASTELS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS AND PASTELS Other Artworks LIST OF ARTWORKS The Biographies DEGAS by James Huneker DEGAS AND HIS CIRCLE by Willard Huntington Wright Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to buy the whole Art series as a Super Set

Degas by Himself
Degas by Himself

Author: Edgar Degas

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780316855044

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DEGAS BY HIMSELF is a milestone in published approaches to the work of this remarkable figure. No other book has illustrated so many of Degas' works in colour, including his best-known paintings and sketches, as well as many works that will be unfamiliar to most people. The book draws on a range of sources - the artist's own notebooks and letters, as well as anecdotes and memoirs from his intimate circle - to trace a vivid portrait of Degas and reveal intimate aspects of his life and personality. His notebooks and letters show him as a forceful and expressive writer; there are letters to friends and customers, urgent messages to exhibitors at the Impressionist exhibition and, finally, a number of short and sad letters from his last years. Degas was also known as a wit and conversationalist, provoking a number of his friends to write down his words for posterity. For the first time, reminiscences and reported remarks have been brought together, conjuring up an unexpected picture of the artist as a man of wisdom and good humour.

Degas Pastels
Degas Pastels

Author: Edgar Degas

Publisher: George Braziller Publishers

Published: 1992-01-21

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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This book includes seventy reproductions of pastels from various collections worldwide as well as essay with historical context, and the working methods and materials that Degas employed, focusing on innovative techniques that incorporated the use of fixative and of the pastel medium wet.

Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas

Author: Ann Dumas

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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The great French Impressionist Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is best known for his images of Parisian life-for his superb renditions of cafe society, the ballet, and horse racing-and for his intimate interior scenes of bathing women. As this beautifully illustrated book reveals, however, he also maintained a lifelong interest in landscape subjects that until now has gone largely unrecognized. Despite taunting his friend Henri Rouart for "painting on the edge of a cliff," commenting "painting is not a sport," his love of this genre inspired him to create many paintings, pastels, and prints; it was, after all, the theme that the fifty-eight-year-old artist chose for his only solo show in France.