ISBN: 9780442111182 - history of colour in painting (5 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good (-). (USA) Copyright 1965, this is the 3rd prinitng (1980). No markings, small bump to lower edge of the front cover, Very Good in price-clipped about Very Good dust jacket with tape reinforcement to the top and bottom edges of the dust jacket. Orange boards, 304pp, index, over 500 illustrations mainly in B&W with centerfold of tipped-in colour chips showing traditional pigmenets, and different paletees used by artists such as El Greco, Rembrandt, Turner, and the Impressionists. Birren is here described as "the foremost color authority of our time". The first part of the book traces the development of color theory, presenting the views of such thinkers as Leonardo da Vinci, Newton, Goethe, Brewster, Hering, Chevreul, Rood, Ostwald, and Munsell. The palettes used by many great painters are described and listed in detail. Modern color theory and color effects based on human perception are fully explained and illustrated. A unique chart of artists' color samples duplicate s visually the palettes of da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt, Turner, the Impressionists, and the Abstract Expressionists, enabling the painter of today to match the color effects of these painters. The second part of the book offers a comprehensive history of painting as seen through the discerning eyes of a color specialist; it contains a wealth of reference material that supports the creative principles outlined in the first section. (4.0 JM LVR 202/b3 Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Acceptable. Dust jacket condition: Acceptable. Edge tears and creasing to jacket. Due to weight, no foreign orders or domestic priority shipments accepted without prior arrangement as to shipping costs, which will exceed our usual rates. Faber Birren, the noted color authority, surveys the color theories of the past and analyzes the palettes and techniques of painters from the Renaissance to 1965. Showing the relationship between color theory and practice, he sets forth a new art of color based on modern scientific research into human perception. The first part of the book traces the development of color theory, presenting the views of such thinkers as Leonardo da Vinci, Newton, Goethe, Brewster, Hering, Chevreul, Rood, Ostwald, and Munsell. The palettes used by many great painters are described and listed in detail. Modern color theory and color effects based on human perception are fully explained and illustrated. A unique chart of artists' color samples duplicates visually the palettes of da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt, Turner, the Impressionists, and the Abstract Expressionists, enabling the painter of today to match the color effects of these painters. The second part of the book offers a comprehensive history of painting as seen through the discerning eyes of a color specialist; it contains a wealth of reference material that supports the creative principles outlined in the first section. The book contains over 500 illustrations, including 80 reproductions of famous artists and their palettes. …