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The prominent Impressionist artist Edgar Degas is widely celebrated for his images of Parisian life and sublime depictions of ballet dancers. He was a superb draftsman and masterly in his portrayal of movement, while his portraits are notable for their psychological complexity. Delphis Masters of Art Series presents the worlds first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Degas complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The complete paintings and pastels of Edgar Degas over 600 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special Highlights section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged Detail images, allowing you to explore Degas celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in stunning colour highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings and pastels
* Easily locate the paintings you wish to view
* Includes Degas drawings and sculptures - spend hours exploring the artists diverse works
* Features two bonus biographies - discover Degas artistic and personal life
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order
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CONTENTS:
The Highlights
SELF-PORTRAIT, 1855
PORTRAIT OF ACHILLE DE GAS
THE BELLELLI FAMILY
THE YOUNG SPARTANS
SEMIRAMIS BUILDING BABYLON
WOMAN LEANING ON AN ELBOW BESIDE A VASE OF FLOWERS
THE GENTLEMENS RACE: BEFORE THE START
THE INTERIOR; OR, THE RAPE
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE OPERA
A COTTON OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS
HORSES ON THE COURSE AT LONGCHAMP
THE DANCING CLASS
THE ABSINTHE DRINKER
DANCER ON THE STAGE
LA LA AT THE CIRQUE FERNANDO, PARIS
WOMAN IRONING
AFTER THE BATH, WOMAN DRYING HERSELF
THE TUB
COMBING THE HAIR
DANCERS IN BLUE
WOMAN DRYING HERSELF
The Paintings and Pastels
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS AND PASTELS
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS AND PASTELS
Other Artworks
LIST OF ARTWORKS
The Biographies
DEGAS by James Huneker
DEGAS AND HIS CIRCLE by Willard Huntington Wright
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Edgar Degas 1834-1917 Contents Delphi Classics 2016 Version 1 - photo 1 Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Contents Delphi Classics 2016 Version 1 Masters of Art Series - photo 2 Contents Delphi Classics 2016 Version 1 Masters of Art Series Edgar Degas - photo 3 Delphi Classics 2016 Version 1 Masters of Art Series Edgar Degas By Delphi Classics 2016 COPYRIGHT - photo 4 Masters of Art Series Edgar Degas By Delphi Classics 2016 COPYRIGHT Masters of Art - Edgar Degas First - photo 5 By Delphi Classics, 2016

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Masters of Art - Edgar Degas First published in the United Kingdom in 2016 by Delphi Classics. Delphi Classics, 2016. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that in which it is published. Delphi Classics is an imprint of Delphi Publishing Ltd Hastings, East Sussex United Kingdom Contact: sales@delphiclassics.com www.delphiclassics.com
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Paris 1830 by Theodor Hoffbauer Degas was born in Paris in 1834 - photo 6 Paris, 1830 by Theodor Hoffbauer Degas was born in Paris in 1834. Degas as a young man c 1855 THE HIGHLIGHTS In this section a sample - photo 8 Degas as a young man, c. 1855 THE HIGHLIGHTS Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas Illustrated - image 9 In this section, a sample of Degas most celebrated works is provided, with concise introductions, special detail reproductions and additional biographical images.
SELF-PORTRAIT, 1855
Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas Illustrated - image 10 Degas was born in Paris into a moderately wealthy family, the oldest of five children of Clestine Musson De Gas, a Creole from New Orleans, and Augustin De Gas, an established banker.
SELF-PORTRAIT, 1855
Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas Illustrated - image 10 Degas was born in Paris into a moderately wealthy family, the oldest of five children of Clestine Musson De Gas, a Creole from New Orleans, and Augustin De Gas, an established banker.

He began his schooling at eleven, enrolling in the Lyce Louis-le-Grand. His mother died when he was thirteen and his father and grandfather became his main influences for the remainder of his youth. From an early age, Degas learned to paint and by the time he graduated from the Lyce with a baccalaurat in literature in 1853, at the age of eighteen, he had turned a room in his home into an artists studio. He enjoyed a privileged upbringing and for much of his adult life he was a man of independent financial means. After graduating, Degas registered as a copyist in The Louvre, though his father expected him to study at law. He duly enrolled at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris in November 1853, but applied little effort to his studies.

In 1855 he met the famous neo-classicist artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, whom Degas greatly revered and whose advice he never forgot: Draw lines, young man, and still more lines, both from life and from memory, and you will become a good artist. In April of that year Degas was admitted to the cole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied drawing with Louis Lamothe, under whose guidance he flourished, following the style of Ingres. He was very ambitious in his early works, tackling the challenging subjects of portraiture and historical painting. During this period, he completed his first self-portrait in oil, displaying the twenty-one year-old painter as a reserved, even aloof observer, with an overall impression of restraint permeating the canvas. Similarities can be drawn between the painting and Degas great hero Ingress self-portrait when a young man, painted in 1804. Degas portrays himself likewise from the right side, his elbow extending out to the viewer.

Both artists pose before a brown, murky background, allowing our interest to concentrate instead on the subject of the young artist and they both appear to hold an artists implement in their right hand. However, the mood of each painting is different; the bright chiaroscuro of Ingres, promoting the sense of youthful hope in the young bright face, is definitely absent in the Degas self-portrait. Instead of the neo-classical precise smooth rendering of the canvas, we can already detect the artists preference for what would later be described as an Impressionistic representation, playing with light and shadow in a mixture of moving contrasts. Detail Detail Detail - photo 11Detail Detail Detail Self-portrait of Ingres 1804 - photo 12 Detail Detail Detail Self-portrait of Ingres 1804 PORTRAIT OF ACHILLE DE - photo 13 Detail Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas Illustrated - image 14 Detail Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas Illustrated - image 15 Self-portrait of Ingres, 1804

PORTRAIT OF ACHILLE DE GAS
Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Degas Illustrated - image 16 It is believed Degas completed this portrait of his younger brother Achille De Gas in 1855, when the sitter was eighteen years old. The majority of Degas early portraits were of his brothers or sisters or of himself. Members of his family often told how they would have to pose indefatigably for him.

Now housed in Washingtons National Gallery, the portrait once again reveals the influence of Ingres in the posture and colouring used to present the subject. A preparatory drawing of De Gas, demonstrating Degas delicate pencil work also in imitation of Ingres, survives in the Louvre. Many of Degas most accomplished early works are his portraiture, often conveying an aura of melancholy and aristocratic grace, as demonstrated in the following plate. The fine and detailed representation of the cadet uniform is of particular note in the early canvas. During this formative time of the artists career, Degas had also taken up the study of Mannerist works by Bronzino and Franciabigio, which may also explain his tendency for formal and gloomy depictions. Detail Detail Detail - photo 17Detail Detail Detail Portrait of Amedee-David the - photo 18 Detail Detail Detail Portrait of Amedee-David the Comte de Pastoret by Jean - photo 19 Detail Detail Portrait of Amedee-David the Comte de Pastoret by Jean Auguste - photo 20 Detail Portrait of Amedee-David the Comte de Pastoret by Jean Auguste Dominique - photo 21

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