Degas and the Dance

by Jill Devonyar, Richard Kendall

Overview

Among the supreme masterpieces of 19th-century art are Edgar Degas's dramatic, incisive, and often brilliantly colored pictures of the ballet. Yet despite his enormous popularity as the foremost artist of the dance-with more than half his vast body of paintings, pastels, drawings, and sculptures devoted to the on- and off-stage activities of ballerinas-this is the first major exhibition and catalogue to illuminate the theme in its historical context.

This authoritative book presents much new material about Degas as an artist and his relationship with the ballet of his day. Far more knowledgeable about the training and technique of dancers than has previously been realized, Degas is shown responding to numerous ballet productions at the Paris Opéra, to the shadowy life of the wings, and to the daily routines of the classroom. With huge crowds expected to throng the exhibition venues at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this lavish, richly illustrated volume should fascinate a wide audience of art- and dance-lovers alike.

Jill DeVonyar is an independent curator and a former ballet dancer who continues to teach ballet. Both live in Nyack, New York. Richard Kendall, art historian and independent curator, is a recognized authority on Degas and on Impressionism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781885444264
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 11.60(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years