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| January 07, 2008 |
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| Fans of Edgar Degas and his move-ing work--he spent his entire career painting and casting life forms that were in motion, such as ballet dancers and horses--have a unique opportunity at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. From January 26 - April 27, the exhibition Degas in Bronze: The Complete Sculptures will be available for viewing by the public.
Degas only ever exhibited one completed sculpture in his life, limiting himself to showing paintings; these 73 sculptures were posthumously cast in bronze from Degas's original composite and wax models in the 1920s by a combined effort of caster Albino Palazzolo and Degas's close friend Albert Bartholome.
As is the case with such titled exhibitions, which is on loan from the collections of the MASP, Museu de Arte de Sao Paolo, Assis Chateaubriand, Sao Paolo, Brasil, another group effort brought this particular one to Florida. It's organized by International Arts, curated by Joseph S Czestochowski, and supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.
It'd be a pity to let so much cooperative hard work go unrewarded. Call 561-392-2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org. |
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| EDGAR DEGAS (French, 1834-1917), Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, conceived around 1878-1881, bronze cast in 1920s and after from a wax sculpture. Collections of MASP, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo, Brasil. |
| Credit: © 2007 Courtesy of International Arts. Photo by Pierre-Alain Ferrazzzini |
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