The Private Collection of Edgar Degas

The Private Collection of Edgar Degas
Author: Julie A. Steiner
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This catalogue and its companion volume of essays are published in conjunction with the exhibition "The Private Collection of Edgar Degas," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 1, 1997, to January 11, 1998.

French Paintings

French Paintings
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Painting
ISBN: 9780300193305

Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet
Author: Georges Riat
Publisher: Parkstone Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Child of materialism and positivism, Courbet was without a doubt one of the most complex painters of the nineteenth century. Symbolising the rejection of traditions, Courbet did not hesitate to confront the public with the truth by liberating painting of conventional rules. He became from then on the leader of pictorial realism.