Degas: Pastels

by Alfred Werner

The finest collection of Degas pastels to appear in book form - 32 paintings, reproduced on special paper with fidelity to the originals.

Genres: Art

88 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 1984

About the author

Alfred Werner (March 31 1911–July 14 1979) (born Alfred Siegfried Weintraub) was a prominent Austro-American art critic, historian, and author who specialized in 19th and 20th-century European and American art, particularly modern art and Jewish artists.

After surviving the Dachau concentration camp, he moved to New York and authored numerous monographs on painters like Chagall, Modigliani, and Soutine.

Werner also wrote for Arts magazine, The New York Times, and Commentary, providing critical analysis of exhibitions and artists.

Reviews

[Dottie Suggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book that has pages of the pastels that were done by Degas. These images are large enough that you can get a sense of how he built the color and his use of movement into the paper. I found this a fascinating book that was quick to read.

[Tim Nason · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐️ Superb text and great reproductions. Equally clear explanation of Degas’ choice of subjects, his techniques and goals, his personality and the social-artistic context of his work. I wish other overview books about artists were as good as this one.