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Degas in the Norton Simon Museum: Nineteenth-Century Art, Volume 2

Shelley G. Sturman

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Edgar Degas was one of the first artists collected by the American industrialist, philanthropist, and art collector Norton Simon . Over the course of nearly three decades of art acquisition, Simon purchased more than a hundred works by Degas, including paintings, bronzes, and pastels. This comprehensive and beautiful collections catalogue of the artworks by Degas now housed in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, offers not only a fascinating insight into the evolution of Simon's extensive and remarkable collection of pieces by the French impressionist, but also a descriptive and informative account of the current collection prepared by leading Degas scholars.

Pages: 576

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Norton Simon Distribution

Release: September 29, 2009

ISBN: 0300148844

ISBN 13: 9780300148848

Degas in the Norton Simon Museum: Nineteenth-Century Art, Volume 2

Shelley G. Sturman

4/5 ( ratings)

Edgar Degas was one of the first artists collected by the American industrialist, philanthropist, and art collector Norton Simon . Over the course of nearly three decades of art acquisition, Simon purchased more than a hundred works by Degas, including paintings, bronzes, and pastels. This comprehensive and beautiful collections catalogue of the artworks by Degas now housed in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, offers not only a fascinating insight into the evolution of Simon's extensive and remarkable collection of pieces by the French impressionist, but also a descriptive and informative account of the current collection prepared by leading Degas scholars.

Pages: 576

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Norton Simon Distribution

Release: September 29, 2009

ISBN: 0300148844

ISBN 13: 9780300148848

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