More than any other Impressionist, Degas consciously based his work on ideas. "What I do is the result of reflection and study of the great masters," he once confessed; "of inspiration, spontaneity, temperament I know nothing." Theodore Reff here shows us the intellectual power and originality of Degas's complex art--as seen in his ingenious pictorial strategies and technical innovations; his use of motifs like the window, the mirror, the picture within the picture; his invention of striking, psychologically compelling ...
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More than any other Impressionist, Degas consciously based his work on ideas. "What I do is the result of reflection and study of the great masters," he once confessed; "of inspiration, spontaneity, temperament I know nothing." Theodore Reff here shows us the intellectual power and originality of Degas's complex art--as seen in his ingenious pictorial strategies and technical innovations; his use of motifs like the window, the mirror, the picture within the picture; his invention of striking, psychologically compelling compositions; and his creation of a sculptural idiom at once formal and vernacular. These essays also investigate Degas's contacts with leading novelists and poets of his time and his efforts to illustrate or draw inspiration from their works.
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Degas. Near fine in very good(-) jacket. Illustrated. 352 pages. Large 8vo, green cloth, price-clipped and edgeworn dust wrapper. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (art, paintings, degas) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. 1976. Cloth, dj. 4to. 352 pp. 216 illustrations, 14 in color. Some shelf wear, scuffing, and chipping & tearing to dust jacket. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Art & Graphic Design. )
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Fair. This item is worn. Signs of wear may include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents and worn corners. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy number of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable.
