Inventing the Landscape. From Plein Air to Studio Painting

Crozier, Richard; Thomas Bolt

ISBN 10: 0823025470 / ISBN 13: 9780823025473

Verlag: Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1989

Beschreibung

Black cloth bound boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is shelf-wear, smudge marks and edge-wear to the dustjacket covers. There is a 1,1/2 inch loss to the rear dustjacket cover and tears to the dustjacket which are neatly repaired to the inside with clear archive tape. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. 144 pp. Illustrated throughout with colour plates. Index. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, Near 'Very Good' copy. "This volume traces Richard Crozier's approach to landscape portraiture. It provides analyses of perception and landscape construction and colour, gives a description of the way atmosphere, light and seasonal changes affect the landscape, and explains how to approach painting at close range. Crozier then provides a personal visual travelogue which takes him on a painting journey across the United States, from the tropical greenery of Hawaii to the rocky coastline of Maine. The book concludes by covering elements of the studio, which include colour interpretation, comparisons of formal and informal painting decisions, painting as a metaphor, abstraction of space and realism. " Please note that this book is overweight and very heavy at 950g and MAY require extra postage depending on your location. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 112521

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Inventing the Landscape. From Plein Air to ...

Verlag: Watson-Guptill Publications, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1989

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good

Auflage: First Edition.

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Book by Crozier Richard Bolt Thomas

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This volume traces Richard Crozier's approach to landscape portraiture. It provides analyses of perception and landscape construction and colour, gives a description of the way atmosphere, light and seasonal changes affect the landscape, and explains how to approach painting at close range. Crozier then provides a personal visual travelogue which takes him on a painting journey across the United States, from the tropical greenery of Hawaii to the rocky coastline of Maine. The book concludes by covering elements of the studio, which include colour interpretation, comparisons of formal and informal painting decisions, painting as a metaphor, abstraction of space and realism.