Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece
New York : Other Press, 2018.
Format: Book
Description: 166 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
This absorbing, heartfelt work tells the story of the real dancer behind Degas's now-iconic sculpture, and the struggles of late nineteenth-century bohemian life of Paris. Drawing on a wealth of historical material as well as her own love of ballet and personal experience of loss, Camille Laurens presents a compelling, compassionate portrait of Marie van Goethem. Laurens also looks further, at the world of the artists' models themselves, traditionally overlooked in the history of art.
Subjects:
Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917. Little dancer.
Goethem, Marie Genevi©·ve van, 1865-
Ballet dancers -- France -- Biography.
Artists' models -- France -- Biography.
Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917. Little dancer.
Goethem, Marie Genevi©·ve van, 1865-
Ballet dancers -- France -- Biography.
Artists' models -- France -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781590519585 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Degas, Edgar | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
"Originally published in French as La petite danseuse de quatorze ans in 2017 by ©⁹ditions Stock, Paris."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164).