Oil Painting Techniques and Materials Contributor(s): Speed, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486255069 ISBN-13: 9780486255064 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1987 Annotation: Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials -- paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. -- a painter's training, more. Expert analysis of work of Velasquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hals, Rembrandt, more. 64 photos. 5 line drawings. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - Oil Painting |
Dewey: 751.45 |
LCCN: 87016627 |
Series: Dover Art Instruction |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.4" W x 8.45" (0.84 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In any exhibition of amateur work . . . it is not at all unusual to find many charming water-colour drawings, but . . . it is very rarely that the work in the oil medium is anything but dull, dead, and lacking in all vitality and charm. -- Harold Speed |