The Life and Work of Edgar Degas: the Unquiet Spirit

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The French painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is often associated with the Impressionists with whom he exhibited from the 1870s onwards, but his interest in human situations and his practice of studio-based painting set him apart. This video, directed by Ann Turner, presents the French painter Edgar Degas as a versatile and experimental artist. His work embodies the exploration of the relationship between images fixed in art and the instants they record such as the start of a horse race, and a woman stepping from the bath. He increasingly sought subjects outside the privileged milieu of his upbringing - in ordinary domestic and workplace Parisian interiors, backstage scenes from the ballet, laundries and brothels.

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Author:   David Thompson
Publisher:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:   Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780714860077

ISBN 10:   0714860077
Publication Date:   31 December 1996
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Video
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available  
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