Degas and the dance
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Degas and the dance
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
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Exhibition catalogue
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Oct. 20, 2002-Jan. 12, 2003 and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 12-May 11, 2003
"exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts, The Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art." -- T.p.verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-296) and index
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Description
Among the supreme masterpieces of 19th-century art are Edgar Degas' dramatic, incisive and often brilliantly coloured pictures of the ballet. He has 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 - and this catalogue, accompanying an exhibition, illuminates the theme in its historical context. This authoritative volume presents material about Degas as an artist and his relationship with the ballet of his day. He is shown to be knowledgeable about the training and technique of dancers, as he responds to numerous ballet productions at the Paris Opera and the daily routines of the classroom.
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