Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade

Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade

Filled with beautiful works by Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and other Impressionist painters, this richly illustrated book showcases artistic portrayals of Franceâ€™s millinery trade during the Belle Ã‰poque. Filled with beautiful works by Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and other Impressionist painters, this richly illustrated book showcases artistic portrayals of Franceâ€™s millinery trade during the Belle EÌpoque. Though best known for his depictions of dancers and bathers, Edgar Degas repeatedly returned to the subject of millinery over the course of three decades. In masterpieces such as The Millinery Shop (1879â€“86) and The Milliners (ca. 1898), he captured scenes of milliners fashioning and women wearing elaborate, colorful hats. Featuring sumptuous paintings, pastels, and preparatory drawings by Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Renoir, and Toulouse-Lautrec, among others, this generously illustrated book surveys the millinery industry of 19th-century Paris. Peppered throughout with photographs, posters, and prints of French hats, this book includes essays that explore Degasâ€™s particular interest in the millinery trade; the tension between modern fashion and reverence for history and the grand art-historical tradition; a chronicle of Parisian milliners from Caroline Reboux to Coco Chanel; and examples of how the millinery trade is depicted in literature. Brilliantly linking together the worlds of industry, art, and fashion, this groundbreaking book examines the fundamental role of hats and hat-makers in 19th-century culture.
Country USA
Brand Prestel
Manufacturer Prestel
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber YES33079358
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2017-03-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783791356211

Country	USA
Brand	Prestel
Manufacturer	Prestel
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	YES33079358
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2017-03-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783791356211

Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade

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