{"product_id":"degas-by-bernd-growe-9783836532716","title":"Degas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost commonly associated with the birth of the Impressionist movement in mid-19th-century Paris, \u003cem\u003eEdgar Degas\u003c\/em\u003e (1834-1917) in fact defied easy categorisation and instead developed a unique style, strongly influenced by Old Masters, the body in motion, and everyday urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe elder scion of a wealthy family, Degas co-founded a series of exhibitions of Impressionist art but soon disassociated himself from the group in pursuit of a more realist approach. His subjects centred on the teeming, noisy streets of Paris, as well as its leisure entertainments, such as horse racing, cabarets, and, most particularly, ballet. With often ambitious, off-kilter vantage points, his images of ballerinas numbered approximately 1,500 works, all deeply invested in the physicality and the discipline of dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough illustrations of \u003cem\u003eFoyer de la Danse\u003c\/em\u003e (1872), \u003cem\u003eMusicians in the Orchestra\u003c\/em\u003e (1872), and many more, this book provides an essential overview of the artist who created a category all his own, a world of classical resonance, bold compositions, and an endless fascination with movement, which together produced some of the most striking and influential works of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596166807788,"sku":"9783836532716","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836532716-degas.jpg?v=1777917387","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/degas-by-bernd-growe-9783836532716","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}