Sterett-gittings kelsey biography of michaels

This is an in-depth critical treatise on the Kelsey bronzes, comparing them to those of Edgar Degas and other master sculptors of dance. Peter Hastings Falk is our leading Fine Art Historian, Curator, Fine Art Appraiser, Founder and Editor in Chief of     and
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No artist in history is more synonymous with dance than the French Impressionist Edgar Degas {}.

Sterett-Gittings Kelsey - Discoveries in American Art

In his brilliant compositions he captured the ballerina's intimate moments and movementsfrom her practice halls to her performances at the Paris Opera. Many of his paintings and pastels of dance have rightfully achieved iconic stature. But it is important to point out that these paintings are finished products with a purpose entirely different from that of his sculptures.

When Degas died in his family discovered more than small figures in wax and clay in his studio. He had never exhibited themwith the exception of his famous "The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer."

Nor did he conceive of enlarging About Sterett-Gittings Kelsey - Sculptor Collector PYDY