Degas (The Hermann Genius Pocket Guide) - Softcover

Cohen, Arthur; Degas, Edgar

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798900080116

Verlag: Hermann Editions, 2026

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Step into the elegant yet sharply observed world of Edgar Degas (1834–1917), the French artist celebrated for his images of dancers, racehorses, performers, and modern Parisian life. This pocket guide explores Degas’s career and reveals what to look for in his unexpected viewpoints, cropped compositions, expressive lines, and remarkable studies of movement. Although closely associated with Impressionism, Degas approached his subjects with the discipline of a draftsman and the curiosity of an experimental modern artist, working in painting, pastel, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Biographical insights, intriguing anecdotes, memorable quotations, and a personal portrait offer a fuller view of his complex personality and artistic ambitions. A spotlight on a major work examines the innovation beneath its apparent spontaneity. Featuring more than 65 full-color reproductions, this compact guide introduces the vision of an artist who transformed everyday observation into enduring art.

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Edgar Degas was a French artist associated with Impressionism but distinguished by his fascination with drawing, composition, and the human figure. He is especially renowned for his depictions of dancers, performers, bathers, and scenes of modern Parisian life. His unconventional viewpoints and experiments with painting, pastel, printmaking, photography, and sculpture exerted a lasting influence on modern art.

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• Verlag: Hermann Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798900080116
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
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