{"product_id":"edgar-degas-drawings-and-pastels-paperback-anglais","title":"Edgar Degas Drawings and Pastels (Paperback) \/anglais","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdgar Degas (18341917) was described as the most intelligent, the most demanding, the most merciless draughtsman in the world by the poet and critic Paul Valry and today Degas is considered one of the outstanding draughtsmen of the late nineteenth century. His powerful drawings and the pastels, which he himself characterized as orgies of colour, are some of the most compelling works in western art.Drawing was not only the central tenet of Degass art but also virtually a daily activity. Through an examination of the artists drawings and pastels, which exist in great number and variety, Christopher Lloyd examines the development of Degass style and outlines the story of his life in the contexts of Impressionism and PostImpressionism.Following a broadly chronological approach, Lloyd discusses the wide range of Degass work: the images of ballet dancers (which form over half of the artists oeuvre), jockeys, laundresses, milliners and female nudes, as well as the less wellknown landscape drawings. With over 200 illustrations that capture the most fleeting of subtleties and shades, this book provides a comprehensive and engaging account of the artist as draughtsman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45902123630790,"sku":"DADAX0500293414","price":34.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/81-s9nvtqkL.jpg?v=1780337804","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/edgar-degas-drawings-and-pastels-paperback-anglais","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}