Degas : the man and his art /

Loyrette, Henri.

Degas : the man and his art / Henri Loyrette ; [translated from the French by I. Mark Paris]. - New York : H.N. Abrams, 1993 - 191 p. : ill. (some col.) 18 cm.

Includes index. Translation of: Degas : "Je voudrais etre illustre et inconnu".

Bibliography: p. 184.

Discusses history of the artist's life with stressed on his passionate devotion to avant garde and impressionism - as the creator of lovely pictures of ballet dancers, and intimate scenes of women bathing. Discusses also of the artist's history paintings, portraits, and landscapes.

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Artists--France

N 6853 .D33 .L958 1993