Degas Drawings of Dancers

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Among the best known and most immediately recognizable images in art history are the superb studies and portraits of ballet dancers by Edgar Degas . One of the most popular of nineteenth-century artists, Degas was fascinated by movement, especially that of dancers. His highly trained eye enabled him to capture the dancer's grace and power as well as subtleties and nuances of pose and execution, making his pictures as true in fact as they are in spirit.
This original compilation includes 41 full-page and six half-page black-and-white Degas drawings of dancers. Some are finished works, others are sketches or studies for future works. Singly, in pairs, and in groups, the dancers appear on stage, in the classroom, and at rehearsals — pirouetting, executing grand battements and portes de bras, practicing at the barre, and adjusting their costumes in moments of repose.
Art enthusiasts and balletomanes who prize Degas's pictures of dancers will delight in the sublime beauty and mastery of expression of these images. This inexpensive edition allows lovers of art and the dance to savor these enchanting, beautifully reproduced drawings.

Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: May 10, 1999

ISBN: 0486406989

ISBN 13: 9780486406985

Degas Drawings of Dancers

Edgar Degas

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Language: English

Pages: 48

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: May 10, 1999

ISBN: 0486406989

ISBN 13: 9780486406985

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