Degas By Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

by Richard Kendall

Book Overview

this beautiful volume offers an astonishingly rich and detailed view of one of the greatest French artists of the nineteenth century. In addition to over 250 color illustrations, this work draws on a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760755787
• ISBN13: 9780760755785
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of the best art books I've ever read.

I'm a professional artist so I buy a lot of art books. I received this book as a gift from an aunt and was amazed at how readable it is. there are plenty of art books with photos you want to pour over again and again, but I have found very few that are actually worthy of "reading", and fewer still as enjoyable as a good novel. This book, mostly through DeGas' own letters, relays his travels and struggles, loneliness and constant eye problems. I was a fan of "DeGas the artist" before reading this book, but since reading it several years ago, I've felt as if he's a dear old friend as well.