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The Doré GalleryHis 120 Greatest Illustrations
This superb compilation showcases the art of Gustave Dor, one of the nineteenth century's most prolific and successful book illustrators. Brimming with stunning images created to accompany the world's greatest literature, this volume compiles the very finest and most famous plates from Dor's work. Scores of magnificent, finely wrought engravings feature such dramatic and powerful scenes as Don …
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The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Vol. I
Scientist, painter, mechanical engineer, sculptor, thinker, city planner, storyteller, musician, architect Leonardo da Vinci, builder of the first flying machine, was one of the great universal geniuses of Western civilization. His voluminous notebooks, the great storehouse of his theories and discoveries, are presented here in 1566 extracts that reveal the full range of Leonardo's versatile i…
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- 9780486135762
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Best Works of Aubrey Beardsley
In the brief span of his life and career, Aubrey Beardsley (187298) galvanized public attention in 1890s London with his exotic renderings of subjects, which often projected the sensual and the grotesque. This splendid volume brings together the best of Beardsley's work a rich selection ranging from illustrations for Laclos's Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Balzac's La Comdie Humaine to magazine …
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- 9780486135731
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Pictorial CompositionAn Introduction
A painting's technique, color, and perspective may all be excellent, yet the painting will fail unless its composition succeeds. Composition is the harmonious arranging of the component parts of a work of art into a unified whole. Henry Poore examines the works of old masters and moderns in this book and uses these examples to explain the principles of compositions in art. All the paintings tha…
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Wildlife SketchingPen, Pencil, Crayon and Charcoal
For every artist who longs to capture the beauty of nature on paper, here is clear, concise instruction on creating true-to-life drawings. Author Frank Lohan, an experienced teacher, stresses perceptive study and analysis. His numerous examples illustrate how to discover the underlying geometric shapes of natural subjects, and they show how to develop sketches that form the basis of realistic c…
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The Painter in Oil
A widely cited resource on painting in the style of the old masters, this classic guide contains a wealth of insights for amateur and professional artists. Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst, one of the foremost artist/instructors of the early 20th century, presents a master's course in the science and technique of painting that encourages the use of traditional tools and methods. Parkhurst's four-part …
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- 9780486135663
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The Gibson Girl and Her AmericaThe Best Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson
At the turn of the twentieth century, Charles Dana Gibson's pen-and-ink drawings of the "American Girl" now remembered as the Gibson Girl became the national ideal of femininity. This collection of his images of youthful, dynamic women offers an informative and amusing reflection of the era's social life. Sentimental, humorous, and often gently satirical, these images portray the Gibson Girl …
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- 9780486135670
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Doré's LondonAll 180 Illustrations from London, A Pilgrimage
London in the middle of the 1800s was a subject sketched endlessly by artists, studied by social reformers, and discussed by writers. This comprehensive collection of drawings by Gustave Dor, France's most celebrated graphic artist of the period, presents all 180 drawings from the artist's 1872 classic presentation, London, A Pilgrimage. A panoramic portrait of that engrossing city, the collect…
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- 9780486135649
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MenA Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources
In recent years, woodcut illustrations have found renewed popularity with graphic artists, designers, illustrators, and craftspeople. Their diversity, crisp black-and-white lines, and adaptability to typography and a wide range of other projects make them an ideal source for a limitless array of craft and design ideas. Now Jim Harter, noted collagist, has compiled a comprehensive sourcebook of …
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Perspective for Artists
"A truly admirable book." Bookman's Journal and Print Collector "As a book of reference to the practicing artists who wants to solve some particular difficulty, the book could hardly be bettered." Field Rex Vicat Cole makes learning about perspective an enjoyable and fascinating pursuit in this clearly written and profusely illustrated book. Over 390 diagrams illustrate every aspect of the te…
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