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Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade by Bell, Esther

ISBN: 9783791356211 PUBLISHER: Prestel FORMAT: Hardback PAGES: 240 PUBLICATION DATE: 23.02.2017 DIMENSIONS: 30 x 24 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: Though best known for his depictions of dancers and bathers, Edgar Degas repeatedly returned to the subject of millinery over the course of three decades. In masterpieces such as The Millinery Shop (187986) and The Milliners (ca. 1898), he captured scenes of milliners fashioning and women wearing elaborate, colorful hats. Featuring sumptuous paintings, pastels, and preparatory drawings by Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Renoir, and ToulouseLautrec, among others, this generously illustrated book surveys the millinery industry of 19thcentury Paris. Peppered throughout with photographs, posters, and prints of French hats, this book includes essays that explore Degas's particular interest in the millinery trade; the tension between modern fashion and reverence for history and the grand arthistorical tradition; a chronicle of Parisian milliners from Caroline Reboux to Coco Chanel; and examples of how the millinery trade is depicted in literature. Brilliantly linking together the worlds of industry, art, and fashion, this groundbreaking book examines the fundamental role of hats and hatmakers in 19thcentury culture.Published in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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