National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

"A magnificent publication, the first large survey published in over twenty years, this lavish volume celebrates 400 of the most beloved works from the nation's museum. Home to a world-renowned collection of paintings, sculpture, photographs, and works on paper, the National Gallery of Art has captivated visitors for over eighty years. Spanning centuries of human creativity and crossing a wide range of mediums, this publication features works by distinguished...

This volume presents the sculptures of French artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Degas is known for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist. Although best known as a painter, his most widely known work is a sculpture, "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen". Executed in wax, near life-sized, dressed in a ballerina's tutu,...

An illuminating exploration of the meaning of abstract art by acclaimed art historian Kirk Varnedoe "What is abstract art good for? What's the use-for us as individuals, or for any society-of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves?" In this invigorating account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock, eminent art historian Kirk Varnedoe, the former chief curator of...