Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece

By Camille Laurens

Book Overview

This absorbing, heartfelt work tells the story of the real dancer behind Degas's now-iconic sculpture, and the struggles of late nineteenth-century bohemian life of Paris. Drawing on a wealth of historical material as well as her own love of ballet and personal experience of loss, Camille Laurens presents a compelling, compassionate portrait of Marie van Goethem. Laurens also looks further, at the world of the artists' models themselves, traditionally overlooked in the history of art.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590519582
• ISBN13: 9781590519585
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"