What Degas Saw

Name: What Degas Saw
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781633450042
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By Samantha Friedman

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Summary

What Degas Saw follows a young Edgar Degas as he wanders through the vibrant streets of Paris, engaging with the bustling world around him. This imaginative journey presents the sights, sounds, and movements that inspire his future masterpieces. It's a delightful exploration suitable for children, inviting them to view the world through the artist's eyes.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate captivating stories that blend art and imagination. This enchanting journey allows young readers to see the world through the eyes of a renowned artist, sparking creativity and curiosity as they explore the vibrant scenes he encountered.

What Degas Saw

Looks at the world through a beloved artist's eyes and provides insight into his creative process.

A children's book on Degas's paintings, pastels and prints, inspiring children to make their own art about the people and places around them.

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What Degas Saw looks at the world through a beloved artist's eyes and provides insight into his creative process. Walking through the streets of Paris with cape and cane, the French artist Edgar Degas observes the world around him, finding inspiration at every turn. From the blurry faces of passersby glimpsed through a bus window to the sundappled landscape seen from a moving train, from the hunched profiles of laundresses at work to light-bathed ballerinas on the opera house stage, the artist - with open eyes and a curious mind - collects impressions of the people and places he sees.

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What Degas Saw is praised for providing a captivating insight into the intersection of an artist's daily life and his work, offering a perfect introduction before a museum visit. Samantha Friedman's text is described as artful and elegantly aligned with the artwork, effectively capturing the lively essence of the city that inspired Degas.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633450042

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 May 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Museum of Modern Art

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 296.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 36

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About the Author

Samantha Friedman is an assistant curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. She is the author of Matisse’s Garden, among other books on modern art. She lives Brooklyn. Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a painter, draftsman, printmaker, and sculptor celebrated for his scenes of modern life.

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