{"product_id":"degas-basic-art","title":"Degas (Basic Art)","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThe master of bodies in motion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMost commonly associated with the birth of the Impressionist movement in mid-19th-century Paris, Edgar Degas (1834–1917) in fact defied easy categorization and instead developed a unique style, strongly influenced by Old Masters, the body in motion, and everyday urban life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe elder scion of a wealthy family, Degas cofounded a series of exhibitions of “Impressionist” art, but soon disassociated himself from the group in pursuit of a more realist approach. His subjects centered 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThrough illustrations of \u003ci\u003eFoyer de la Dans\u003c\/i\u003ee (1872), \u003ci\u003eMusicians in the Orchestra \u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43690050486530,"sku":"9783836532716","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/files\/Degas-cover-2.jpg?v=1682957520","url":"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/en-au\/products\/degas-basic-art","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}