Edgar Degas citations célèbres
quotes, undated
posthumous quotes, Degas Dance Drawing' (1935)
Edgar Degas Citations
“Le dessin n'est pas la forme, il est la manière de voir la forme.”
posthumous quotes, Degas Dance Drawing' (1935)
Edgar Degas: Citations en anglais
“Even working from nature you have to compose.”
posthumous quotes, The Shop-Talk of Edgar Degas', (1961)
posthumous quotes, The Shop-Talk of Edgar Degas', (1961)
"The Sensitive Artist" (p. 43)
quote from Degas' letter to a friend; but unknown because Vollard did not want to reveal the name
posthumous quotes, Degas: An Intimate Portrait' (1927)
Quote of Degas, later recalled by Paul Poujaud (written in his letter to Marcel Guérin, 11 July 1936); as quoted by Colin B. Bailey, in The Annenberg Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-impressionism, publish. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, p. 54
Degas is recalling his early works of the 1860's
quotes, undated
Quote in a letter of Degas to Jean-Baptiste Faure, 14 March 1877
1876 - 1895
"Early Encounters" (p. 26)
posthumous quotes, Degas: An Intimate Portrait' (1927)