Author: Molkenboer, W.B.G.
Title: Oefeningen in lijn en kleur. Cahier No.1 - 6.
Description: Groningen, Noordhoff & Smit, 1885. 6 vols (of 12). 96 lithogr. plts (parly in colour). Orig. uniform softcovers with lithographed wrappers. - First 5 parts with light shelfwear; cover of 6th part loose; first 4 parts with stamps of the Paedagogische Bibliotheek van het Nederlandsch Onderwijzers-Genootschap (NOG), the last 2 parts with a stamp Present exemplaar van den uitgever; each part with two small stickers with inventory number on the front covers.Rare set of the first six parts of the series. A complete set consits of 12 parts. Lithographes printed by Casparie in Groningen. - - Wilhelmus Bernardus Gerardus (Willem) Molkenboer (Leiden, June 8, 1844 - Amsterdam, December 9, 1915) was a Dutch draftsman and sculptor. He was at the basis of the development of drawing education in the Netherlands and devoted his entire life to its further organization. He was the founder and director of the first school for the training of art teachers, the Rijksnormaalschool voor Teekenonderwijzers, founded in 1881 and located in a side building of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Keywords: Coloured plates books Ornaments Painting technique Drawing Coloured plates books Ornamenten Schildertechniek Tekenen