Discover Degas & Miss La La Exhibition Catalogue

Member Price :    £15.26   -    Become a Member Regular Price £16.95
In stock
SKU
1053012
- +
Read full description

Description

Accompanies the exhibition at the National Gallery, London, 6 June–1 September 2024.

 

In the winter of 1878–9, star acrobat and aerialist Miss La La, born Anna Albertine Olga Brown, took Paris by storm with her extraordinary feats of strength. Edgar Degas made her the subject of one of his most striking works, Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879), now among the National Gallery’s best-loved Impressionist masterpieces.   

 

This book looks at the painting afresh by drawing on new research and discoveries, including previously unpublished sketches by Degas, as well as photographic portraits. As the first in-depth study to focus on Miss La La herself (the daughter of a white Prussian mother and an African American father) it reveals new information about her life and career. Chapters discuss the development of Degas’s painting, from his rapid sketches done in situ to accomplished preparatory drawings and pastels, and the picture’s afterlife. The publication also examines the image and perception of the acrobat in 1870s Paris, as well as Degas’s complex attitudes to ethnicity in relation to his own family background, as the son of a Creole mother (of European descent) originating from New Orleans. 

Richly illustrated and providing groundbreaking scholarship, Discover Degas & Miss La La explores the fascinating stories behind this arresting painting and its remarkable sitter.   

Author

Anne Robbins is Curator of Paintings at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. 

Chiara Di Stefano is Associate Curator of Post 1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London. 

With contributions by Laurie Fierstein, Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Denise Murrell, Sterre Overmars, Isolde Pludermacher and Christopher Riopelle.

ISBN9781857097146
PublisherNational Gallery Global
PublishedMay 2024
FormatPaperback with flaps
Pages136
Dimensions250 x 210 mm
Colour illustrations108
Write Your Own Review
You're reviewing:Discover Degas & Miss La La Exhibition Catalogue
Your Rating

Delivery Information

UK Standard Delivery - within 5 working days

Delivery is £5.50. We aim to deliver goods within 5 working days but often arrive much sooner.

Enjoy Free UK Delivery* on orders over £50.

UK Express Delivery - within 3 working days

We aim to deliver goods within 3 working days of the order being placed.  

International Delivery - within 15 working days

Delivery with local carrier. Delivery times vary depending on the destination, but we endeavour to have them delivered within 15 working days of the order. Made to order products such as prints and personalised greetings cards may take up to 21 days. 

International Express Delivery - within 10 working days 

We aim to deliver goods within 10 working days of the order being placed.

Free Click & Collect - Currently Unavailable

Click & Collect is a free, next day delivery to store service. Orders will be available for collection from the Getty shop only (Opening Hours: Daily 10am – 5:45pm and Friday 10am – 8:45pm). Orders placed before 5pm will be ready for collection from 10am the next day. Orders placed after 5pm will be ready for collection from 2pm the next day.  

Returns

If for any reason you’re not entirely satisfied with your order – whether you have changed your mind or decided, you just don’t like it – we will gladly offer you a refund within 14 days of purchase. See our returns page for full details.  

As our custom prints are made to your specifications, we cannot accept returns or cancellations once payment has been made. Pierced earrings or face coverings cannot be returned unless they are faulty, or we have made a mistake due to health & safety reasons. 

For more information on returns please click here