DRAWN IN COLOUR: Degas from the Burrell Collection

Published in association with the National Gallery and Yale University Press following an exhibition in late 2017, Bibliophile has discovered this rare exhibition catalogue. The Burrell Collection in Glasgow houses more than 20 paintings, pastels, and drawings by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) that include his most recognisable motifs - ballet dancers, bathers, jockeys and women at work. Together with a selection of the National Gallery's oils and pastels, they represent every stage of Degas's career. The authors show how the immediacy of these works is enhanced by the artist's energetic technique. These are not so much spontaneous sketches as daring experiments in form and colour. Harriet Stratis explains the artist's innovative use of pastels. Julien Domercq sets the pictures in the context of Degas's career and the ongoing assessment of his art. Vivien Hamilton examines the life and milieu of Degas's contemporary Sir William Burrell, the wealthy Scottish shipping magnate and philanthropist, for whom forming this impressive collection of works was an unusual foray into contemporary art. The catalogue is organised by the following headings: Modern Life, Dancers, Privacy Observed with such beautiful examples as the female nude on her side entitled After the Bath and another the famous Combing the Hair. Beautifully illustrated large size with good quality colour reproductions. 112pp, 23.6 x 27.7cm.
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