Edgar Degas : defining the modernist edge / Jennifer R. Gross, editor ; Suzanne Boorsch ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gross, Jennifer R.

Boorsch, Suzanne.

Munhall, Edgar.

Yale University. Art Gallery.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917--Exhibitions.

Degas, Edgar.

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917.

Yale University. Art Gallery--Exhibitions.

Yale University.

Yale University. Art Gallery.

Modernism (Art)--Exhibitions.

Modernism (Art).

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

71 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26cm

Other Title:

Defining the modernist edge

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Art Gallery : distributed by Yale University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Through his representation of modern subjects such as ballet dancers and race horses, his constant questioning of traditional artistic practices, and his vital engagement with Parisian society, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) helped to define the beginnings of modernism in visual culture at the end of the nineteenth century. This engaging book yields new scholarship on works by Degas in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery and provides in-depth discussion of works of art in every medium explored by this innovative artist. Extended entries by distinguished scholars including Richard Kendall and Edgar Munhall provide a complete review of the artist's working methods. The book also introduces several important pieces by Degas that have rarely been available for view by the public, including a notable wax figure and several unique prints and works on paper.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at Yale University Art Gallery, Jan. 14-May 18, 2003.

Includes a contribution by Edgar Munhall.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0300100043

OCLC:

51272137