Degas et le nu
By: [sous la direction de George T.M. Shackelford, Xavier Rey ; avec des contributions de Lucian Freud, Martin Gayford, Anne Roquebert]
Contributors: Shackelford, George T. M., 1955-; Rey, Xavier; Freud, Lucian; Gayford, Martin, 1952-; Roquebert, Anne; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Musée d'Orsay
Publisher: Musée d'Orsay; Hazan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9782354330699; 9782754106139
Subjects: Female nude in art; Exhibitions
Description: "Degas et le nu" explores the artist's treatment of the nude from his early years in the 1850s and 1860s, through his triumphs in the 1880s and 1890s, all the way to his last decades when the theme dominated his artistic production in all media. With essays by leading American and French critics, it provides a new interpretation of Degas' evolving conception of the nude, situating it in the subject's broader context among his peers in nineteenth-century France. It explores how Degas exploited all of the body's expressive possibilities, how his vision of the nude informed his notion of modernity, and how he abandoned the classical or historical form in favor of a figure seen in her own time and setting--whether engaged in overtly carnal acts or just stepping out of an ordinary bath.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oct. 9, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012; and Musée d'Orsay, Paris, March 13-July 1, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-263) and index.