dirac Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 I have not read it yet, but the December 2 issue of The New Yorker has a piece by Croce on Degas. (Unavailable online.) Very nice to see her byline again! Link to comment
atm711 Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 The article is about Degas' first ballet painting: "Portrait de Mlle E. F....;a propos du Ballet La Source" Apparently, the dancer Eugenie Fiocre was his inspiration to start painting dancers. To quote from the article: "Currently it can be seen at the Detroit Institute of Arts until January 12 and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Feb. 12 to May 11. As the cornerstone of a major show, the work that forcast the artist's lifelong obsession with the ballet, 'Mlle. Fiocre' becomes an object of curiosity all over again." The article is accompanied by a reproduction of the painting which is necessary because Croce goes into much of the symbolism and also the history of the ballet 'La Source'. Croce says: "In ballet history, 'La Source' is the story of Saint-Leon and Grantzow; in art history it is the story of Degas and Fiocre." It's the Dec. 2 issue of the New Yorker and well worth reading. (Also, as a bonus there is a profile of John Kerry of Massachusetts by Joe Klein---sounds hopeful!) Link to comment
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