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  3. Taking Shape: Degas's Modèle Bronzes

Taking Shape: Degas's Modèle Bronzes

Assistant Curator Emily Talbot examines the improvisational nature of Edgar Degas’s work in three-dimensional form, and the importance of the Norton Simon’s collection of Degas’s modèle bronzes.

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Lecture: Degas’s Paintings: Unfinished or Unresolved? The Artist’s Process and the Question of Finish
Lecture: Degas’s Paintings: Unfinished or Unresolved? The Artist’s Process and the Question of Finish
Degas as Sculptor: Technique and Finish
Degas as Sculptor: Technique and Finish
Degas as Sculptor: Materials and Mixed Media Modeling
Degas as Sculptor: Materials and Mixed Media Modeling
Degas as Sculptor: Gesture and Pose
Degas as Sculptor: Gesture and Pose
Degas as Sculptor: Historical Context
Degas as Sculptor: Historical Context
Lecture: Beyond the Pale: The Radical Realism of Degas’s “Little Dancer”
Lecture: Beyond the Pale: The Radical Realism of Degas’s “Little Dancer”
Powdered Pigments: A Focus on Pastels in the Norton Simon Museum
Powdered Pigments: A Focus on Pastels in the Norton Simon Museum
Lecture: Degas, Drawing and the Question of Dimension
Lecture: Degas, Drawing and the Question of Dimension

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