The Letters of Edgar Degas
The Letters of Edgar Degas In this critical edition of Edgar Degas's correspondence, eminent Degas scholar Theodore Reff transcribes, dates, and elucidates more than 1,200 letters written by the…
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The Letters of Edgar Degas
In this critical edition of Edgar Degas's correspondence, eminent Degas scholar Theodore Reff transcribes, dates, and elucidates more than 1,200 letters written by the artist. The scope and variety of the texts build a complex, fascinating portrait of the artist and his work, providing new information on his artistic theories, his relations with both avant-garde and conservative artists, and his central role in the Impressionist exhibitions, as well as offering new insights into his private life and the social and intellectual milieu that he inhabited. Presented both in the original French and in English translation, these letters reveal a range of the artist's interests and opinions, preoccupations, and beliefs, some of which dramatically correct notions about Degas derived from anecdotal sources.
Known for his finely wrought sonnets and scathing witticisms, Degas is also revealed