Discovering Degas stationery

Discovering Degas stationeryA beautifully illustrated study of the works by Edgar Degas in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow. In 1874 the first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris, shocking the art world with a radical new style of painting. Capturing contemporary subjects and everyday life, the 'Impressionist' artists were fascinated by the way light, colour and shape constantly change. But frequent rejection by the Paris Salon jury led some, including Edgar Degas, to look

and your eyes opened to many art forms often overlooked or dismissed

• Includes over 200 stickers

more varied colours and new effects and launched the role of the poster as a powerful tool for communication and marketing in fin de siècle Paris

bottom diameter 14 cm

but Robyn Lea’s gorgeous photography and evocative texts look beyond the aesthetics to explore the ideals and practices of these women and guide us all on a new and exciting path forward

creative and vital way of living that encouraged debate and communications

H7 X W20 CM

” toward an understanding of “why I like it

Want to get both

together with the exhibition it accompanies

ISBN: 978-1-4088-8968-8

Pointillist-inspired paintings to stylized