Edgar Degas: Drawings and Pastels - Couverture souple

Lloyd, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0500293414 ISBN 13 : 9780500293416

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

wraps, 320 pp, creases in spine

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Beginnings 1853 1855; 2. Italy 1856 1859; 3. History Paintings 1860
1865; 4. Changing Directions 1865 1870; 5. Confronting the Modern World 1870
1879; 6. Retreat into the Studio 1880 1890; 7. Landscape Drawings; 8. The Dying of
the Light 1890 c. 1912

Revue de presse :

Christopher Lloyd's book delights and is terrific value--Mature Times

This book contributes an accessible, richly illustrated introduction to the subject--Library Journal

A historic as well as critical study that is comprehensively and excellently illustrated --The Artist

-Comprehensive but compact enough to read in bed, this superbly illustrated account encompasses the range of works on paper by the artist who was the 19th century's greatest draughtsman, equal to the Old Masters. --Financial Times

Edgar Degas: Drawings and Pastels is a thoroughly readable narrative history of an artist and his most essential technique as it developed within the contingencies of modern French society. --H-France Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0500293414
• ISBN 13: 9780500293416
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320