“A picture is a thing which requires as much knavery, as much malice, and as much vice as the perpetration of a crime. Make it untrue and add an accent of truth.”
Quote by Edgar Degas
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The shop-talk of Edgar Degas
This book offers a glimpse into the personal and professional life of Edgar Degas through a series of conversations and stories shared by those who knew him. It delves into his artistic techniques, inspirations, and the social context of his time. more
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“Make people's portraits in familiar and typical attitudes.”
Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas
“Make a drawing. Start it all over again, trace it. Start it and trace it again.”
Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas
Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas
Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas
“In painting you must give the idea of the true by means of the false.”
Source: Degas' Ballet Dancers
“Nothing in art should seem accidental, not even movement”
Source: Pastels
“Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.”
