Degas: The Man and His Art

by Henri Loyrette, I. Mark Paris (Translator), Edgar Degas (Artist)

Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way.

Genres: Art, Reference, Art History

191 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Ed Smiley · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was definitely worth reading, I found out a few things.
Degas was a bit of a misanthrope, if you hadn't heard....

There are negatives that I need to warn about. This is a small book and many of the reproductions, although they have good color, are minuscule. This did give them the option to include a very large number of color reproductions, by making some less than an inch square. The writing is not very organized, I get the feeling the author dumped a bunch of information into the book and left the hapless reader to fend for themselves.

This was OK, since I checked it out of the library, and did not purchase it.

[Anna Goldina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Неплохая книга, чтобы узнать о Дега чуть больше.

[Mejix · Rating 3 out of 5]

Longer than a Wikipedia article, much shorter than a real biography, plus lots of images and some primary source documents. The first section was poorly written. The documents, mostly testimonies and letters, were more interesting.