In this critical edition of Edgar Degass correspondence eminent Degas scholar Theodore Reff transcribes dates and elucidates more than 1200 letters written by the artist. Presented both in the original French and in English translation these letters reveal a range of the artists interests and opinions preoccupations and beliefs some of which dramatically correct notions about Degas derived from anecdotal sources. The scope and variety of the texts build a complex fascinating portrait of the arti