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Degas - A Passion for Perfection (Hardcover)
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Degas - A Passion for Perfection (Hardcover)
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A beautiful celebration of six decades of work by Edgar Degas,
published in the centennial year of the artist's death Edgar
Degas's (1834-1917) relentless experimentation with technical
procedures is a hallmark of his lifelong desire to learn. The
numerous iterations of compositions and poses suggest an intense
self-discipline, as well as a refusal to accept any creative
solution as definitive or finite. Published in the centenary year
of the artist's death, this book presents an exceptional array of
Degas's work, including paintings, drawings, pastels, etchings,
monotypes, counter proofs, and sculpture, with approximately sixty
key works from private and public collections in Europe and the
United States, some of them published here for the first time.
Shown together, the impressive works represent well over half a
century of innovation and artistic production. Essays by leading
Degas scholars and conservation scientists explore his practice and
recurring themes of the human figure and landscape. The book opens
with a study of Degas's debt to the Old Masters, and it concludes
with a consideration of his artistic legacy and his influence on
leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Francis
Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Ryan Gander, David Hockney, Howard Hodgkin,
R. B. Kitaj, Pablo Picasso, and Walter Sickert. Published in
association with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Exhibition
Schedule: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (10/3/17-1/14/18)
Denver Art Museum (02/18/18-05/20/18)
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