Degas

by Daniel Catton Rich

The art of Degas, always fresh and exciting, has a bittersweet beauty the comes alive in the forty colorplates and numerous full-page black-and-white illustrations of this handsome book.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Reference

Unknown Binding

First published December 1, 1954

Reviews

[Joel Ackerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Degas, like Turner, became a life-long bachelor for art, and was something of a miser of it. The loss of his eyesight must have been tragic.

His portraits, for which he is famous, were made by making a multitude of sketches with each sitter and then crafting them into a picture in his studio.

[Kaitlynn Roffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such an interesting and brief synopsis of Degas and his works. I would love to find more of these and expand my knowledge of other artists

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely pleasant and informative read. I may try to find more of this series; I’m not sure how rare these are.

[Adriana (Mea) Gutierrez · Rating 4 out of 5]

My copy is yellowed and tearing, and some of the pictures are faded, but I think it gives it a classic charm. The writing is not the best either, but it's a perfect pocket book to carry around if you're going on a flight and want something easy to read and look at.

I'll be on the look out for a new book covering his work, but for now this whet my appetite.

[R.K. Cowles · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars