Author: Maurice Detmold
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136345
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This full-color collection of the Detmold brothers ranges from their 1899 debut, Pictures from Birdland, to a 1925 edition of Arabian Nights. Other selections include curious creatures from Aesop's Fables and Fabre's Book of Insects.
An Edwardian Bestiary
Author: Maurice Detmold
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136345
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This full-color collection of the Detmold brothers ranges from their 1899 debut, Pictures from Birdland, to a 1925 edition of Arabian Nights. Other selections include curious creatures from Aesop's Fables and Fabre's Book of Insects.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136345
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This full-color collection of the Detmold brothers ranges from their 1899 debut, Pictures from Birdland, to a 1925 edition of Arabian Nights. Other selections include curious creatures from Aesop's Fables and Fabre's Book of Insects.
Detmolds' Birds Postcards
Author: Dover
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486480178
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A prodigiously talented pair of English twins, the Detmold brothers made their publishing debut at the age of 13 in 1899 with Pictures from Birdland. These 12 postcards offer highlights from their collection of realistic avian illustrations. Colorful images include an osprey, woodpecker, penguin, toucan, cormorant, and other birds.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486480178
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A prodigiously talented pair of English twins, the Detmold brothers made their publishing debut at the age of 13 in 1899 with Pictures from Birdland. These 12 postcards offer highlights from their collection of realistic avian illustrations. Colorful images include an osprey, woodpecker, penguin, toucan, cormorant, and other birds.
The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing
Author: Solomon J. Solomon
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486483584
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Complete with an Introduction by James Gurney, the author of Dinotopia, this guide introduces not only the techniques of oil painting but also the underlying principles of figure drawing. A series of images by the Old Masters includes 32 pages in full color, featuring paintings from the Italian, Dutch, Spanish, French, and British schools. "A masterly exposition." — Liverpool Daily Post.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486483584
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Complete with an Introduction by James Gurney, the author of Dinotopia, this guide introduces not only the techniques of oil painting but also the underlying principles of figure drawing. A series of images by the Old Masters includes 32 pages in full color, featuring paintings from the Italian, Dutch, Spanish, French, and British schools. "A masterly exposition." — Liverpool Daily Post.
English Wood-Engraving 1900-1950
Author: Thomas Balston
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048679878X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This volume showcases five decades' worth of magnificent black-and-white illustrations and includes an informative history of the art. Images include scenes of animals and rural life, portraits, episodes from literature, and much more.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048679878X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This volume showcases five decades' worth of magnificent black-and-white illustrations and includes an informative history of the art. Images include scenes of animals and rural life, portraits, episodes from literature, and much more.
Durer's Drawings for the Prayer-Book of Emperor Maximilian I
Author:
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486782441
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
These 45 pages of marginal drawings for the Holy Roman Emperor's prayer book, unknown for 300 years till their 1808 facsimile publication, reveal the artist's lighthearted and witty side.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486782441
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
These 45 pages of marginal drawings for the Holy Roman Emperor's prayer book, unknown for 300 years till their 1808 facsimile publication, reveal the artist's lighthearted and witty side.
Treasury of American Pen & Ink Illustration 1881-1938
Author: Fridolf Johnson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486791513
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Featuring 236 drawings by more than 100 artists, this survey of America's most beloved illustrators includes contributions from Edwin Austin Abbey, Maxfield Parrish, Charles Dana Gibson, and Rockwell Kent.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486791513
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Featuring 236 drawings by more than 100 artists, this survey of America's most beloved illustrators includes contributions from Edwin Austin Abbey, Maxfield Parrish, Charles Dana Gibson, and Rockwell Kent.
The Graphic Works of Odilon Redon
Author: Odilon Redon
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156451
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A prominent Symbolist and a precursor to the Surrealists, Redon transformed common subjects into fantastic images, depicting serpents, skeletons, and monsters with a distinctive style of realism. 172 lithographs, plus 37 etchings and engravings.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156451
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A prominent Symbolist and a precursor to the Surrealists, Redon transformed common subjects into fantastic images, depicting serpents, skeletons, and monsters with a distinctive style of realism. 172 lithographs, plus 37 etchings and engravings.
Animal Motifs from Around the World
Author: Doris Rosenthal
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486315967
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Drawn from the ancient art and artifacts of an international array of museum collections, this spectacular volume offers a unique selection of unusual animal motifs from Prussia, Egypt, Persia, China, Germany, Sweden, and other areas. The edgy designs possess a timeless appeal that makes them especially attractive to contemporary designers, tattoo artists, crafters, and others.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486315967
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Drawn from the ancient art and artifacts of an international array of museum collections, this spectacular volume offers a unique selection of unusual animal motifs from Prussia, Egypt, Persia, China, Germany, Sweden, and other areas. The edgy designs possess a timeless appeal that makes them especially attractive to contemporary designers, tattoo artists, crafters, and others.
Great Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth
Author: N. C. Wyeth
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152391
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
This full-color collection focuses on the artist's early and most popular illustrations, featuring more than 100 images from The Mysterious Stranger, Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe, The Boy's King Arthur, and other classics.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152391
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
This full-color collection focuses on the artist's early and most popular illustrations, featuring more than 100 images from The Mysterious Stranger, Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe, The Boy's King Arthur, and other classics.
Doré's Angels
Author: Gustave Doré
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486141497
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Dozens of the renowned artist's celestial beings, as created for such great literary works as the Bible, Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and Milton's classic, Paradise Lost. 75 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486141497
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Dozens of the renowned artist's celestial beings, as created for such great literary works as the Bible, Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and Milton's classic, Paradise Lost. 75 black-and-white illustrations.