The Craft of Old Master Drawings (Paperback)

James Watrous

ISBN 10: 0299014258 / ISBN 13: 9780299014254

Edité par University of Wisconsin Press, Wisconsin, 1967

Paperback. This volume is both a manual for contemporary artists and a historical work covering the period from the late Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. It presents the old masters' techniques and provides specific directions for making inks, styluses, reed and quill pens, and fabricated chalks, as well as instructions for preparing grounds for metalpoint drawings. It comprises a body of knowledge that should be useful to artists, students of art history, curators, and collectors. This volume is both a manual for contemporary artists and a historical work covering the period from the late Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. It presents the old masters' techniques and provides specific directions for making inks, styluses, reed and quill pens, and fabricated chalks. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780299014254

Synopsis :

Back in print by popular demand, The Craft of Old Master Drawings is both a useful manual for contemporary artists and a historical work covering the period from the late Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century. A comprehensive study of the techniques of drawing, it presents the old masters' techniques, tools and materials. It provides specific directions for making inks, styluses, reed and quill pens, and fabricated chalks, as well as instructions for preparing grounds for metalpoint drawings. At every step, the discussion is supplemented with illustrations from laboratory experiments and from drawings by both historical and recent artists. Of the more than sixty illustrations included, thirty-six are reproductions of master works, and among the others there are microphotographic enlargements of detail showing the differences in density and texture produced by various tools on different papers or grounds. It comprises a body of knowedge that is essential to artists, students of art history, curators, and collectors.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Craft of Old Master Drawings (Paperback)
Éditeur : University of Wisconsin Press, Wisconsin
Date d'édition : 1967
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new
Edition : Edition originale