Itten, Johannes

The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color

New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1973. Hardcover. White DJ with color illustration and black lettering; black boards with red lettering; 155 pp.; richly illustrated. "Sources of paintings, photographs, and reproductions"- Page 154-155. Fair (DJ is in poor condition, with chips missing/heavy toning/scuffing/smudging/tape reinforcement; boards and textblock are edgeworn/smudged/scuffed; inner hinges are cracked; ffep has some staining; interior is lightly toned and occasional smudged.) .

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Book number: 200499

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Color, Johannes Itten ; Color ; ;

J. I. Biegeleisen

Poster Design

New York, Greenberg, 1945. Hardcover. Black cloth binding with pink lettering. [4] 100 pp. Plates in B&W and some color. A guide to beginning a career in poster design. VG, some wear to case, endsheets browning, interior otherwise clean and tight .

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Book number: 179047

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Poster Design ; Poster Design ; ;

Jacobs, Michel

The Art of Colour

Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt design and lettering, green and tan dj, color illustrated color illustrated frontispiece, XIV, 90 pp, (24) leaves of color plates. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author to previous owner on the title half page. This third edtion has an added appendix, containing footnotes, for this edition. Includes a list of the illustrations. Good+/Good- (light foxing spots mainly to beginning pages along inside edges not affecting text or plates, pages are otherwise clean. DJ has overall shelfwear and small tears. Signed by author on title half page) .

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Book number: 190238

Catalogue: Art Instruction/ Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction/ Technique ; Art Technique ; ;

Jakway, Bernard C.

The Principles of Interior Decoration

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1922. Hardcover. Light blue boards with white lettering and illustration; xv, 1 leaf, 289 pp.; illustrations, XVI plates (including frontispiece). "One who sets out to furnish a given house for the occupancy of a given family faces a three-fold problem. He must select and arrange in the house such things as suit the age, sex and temperament of the individual members, meet their needs, express their tastes and aspirations, and fit their purse. He must, moreover, see that the things so selected and arranged suit the house itself, in scale, coloring and style. Finally, he must see to it that these things are not only suitable but intrinsically good-looking, and that they combine to form a harmonious and beautiful whole." -- The Principles of Interior Decoration by Bernard Jakway ,1922. Good (Ex-Library with sticker on the book spine and markings to the ffep; boards are edgeworn/bumped/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are lightly dampstained at the edges and are toned with smudging/scuffing; interior is clean but does have very light dampstaining at the corner edges that does not affect readability; toned with the occasional smudge; binding appears solid.) .

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Book number: 200622

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Interior Decoration Principles ; Interior Decoration ; ;

Karlson, Bruno

Learn to See with Charles Bargue and Picasso: A Project on Visual Perception and the Prehistory of Cubism

[Not Identified], [Bruno Karlson], 2020. Hardcover. White boards with color illustration and black, orange and blue lettering; red cloth bookmark tilted in; 200 pp.; richly illustrated in color. Scarce. Appears to be self-published. Although there is an ISBN available, no information on this book was found. "This book traces the origins of modern art back to the conceptual teaching of drawing used in the 19th century which affected both Picasso and Cezanne. It follows Picasso's development from his early start until the creation of a new modern design language. The book presents groundbreaking new information about Picasso's early development and the rise of Cubism. 200 pages with 280 images, of which more than 100 are in color." -- rear cover. VG (Light bumping and shelfwear to the board edges; interior is in excellent condition.) .

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Book number: 200377

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Cezanne, Picasso, Modern Art ; Modern Art Concepts ; ;

Kirsch, Francine

Chromos: A Guide to Paper Collectibles

San Diego, California / London, A.S. Barnes / Tantivy Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Grey color-illustrated DJ with white lettering; red boards with gilt lettering; 239 pp.; richly illustrated. Good DJ, VG Interior (DJ is toned/edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; boards are lightly edgeworn/scuffed; book was acquired from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY, as indicated by a stamp on the colophon; interior is in excellent condition.) .

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Book number: 200468

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Chromolithography ; Chromolithography ; ;

Kirsh, Andrea. Levenson, Rustin S.

Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies

New Haven, Yale University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Illustrated dj; black covers, gilt lettering on spine. (xvi), 328 pages : illustrations (some color). "This clear and accessible handbook introduces the nonspecialist to the physical examination of easel paintings and the historical and critical implications of such study. It takes the reader through the various layers of paintings, from support to varnish, and looks at information that might be attached to a painting's reverse, as well as the physical circumstances of its display. The authors demonstrate how this knowledge contributes to a wide range of historical and critical approaches, including iconography, regional and colonial studies, examination of artistic intent, interactions among artistic schools, and the history of collecting and exhibition." "The book offers the only comprehensive discussion available on materials, techniques, and condition issues in Western easel paintings from medieval times to the present. It includes detailed case studies of twenty-five paintings by artists from Giotto and Leonardo to Vermeer, Degas, and Pollock."--Jacket. Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The support (Wood supports ; Technical examination of wood panels ; Fabric supports ; Expedient choice of support ; Stretchers and strainers -- Technical examination of fabric supports ; Stone and metal : the support as paragoné ; Artists' board and paper laid to canvas or panel) -- 3. The ground and preparatory layers (The physical and aesthetic function of grounds and their composition ; Examination of grounds ; Colored grounds ; Textured grounds ; Absorbent grounds ; Painting on raw canvas ; Grounds for gilding and pastiglia ; Ground incising) -- 4. The paint layer -- 5. The varnish layer -- 6. Beyond the painting (Labels and collectors' marks ; On framing ; Viewing conditions and lighting) -- Appendix 1. Pigment identification -- Appendix 2. Paintings in exemplary condition in public collections. Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index. VG/ slight wear on dj.

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Book number: 181029

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Historical Studies ; ;

Kühnel, Ernst

Kunst Des Orients = Art of the Orient - Six Book Series

Berlin-Neubabelsberg Akadem, Verlagsges. Athenaion, 1924. Hardcover. Green board covers, gilt artwork on cover. 127 pages illustrations (part mounted, some color). Text in German. Part of a Series of Art Lectures consisting of 6 Titles. Bind is intact but could be repaired or re-bound. Rare. G/Fair, covers are warped and show wear, spine has rubbed away but intact. Pages have yellowing around edges, some are dog-earred. Color plates are in good condition - tipped in.

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Book number: 181351

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Techniquel, Kühnel, Ernst ; Kühnel, Ernst ; ;

Kyoto Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan

Surrealism = Shururearisumu Ten: Tokyo, Sep. 27 - Nov. 16, 1975, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nov. 26, 1975 - Jan. 11, 1976, the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art, 1975. Softcover. Pictorial glossy wraps. Approximately 150 pages : illustrations (some color). Text in Japanese and English. Catalog of an exhibition held in Tokyo, Sept. 27-Nov. 16, 1975, at the Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan, and in Kyoto, Nov. 26, 1975-Jan. 11, 1976, at the Kyoto Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan./ Includes bibliographical references. G+/Fair, covers have wear along edges and rubbing, Spine is chipped at bottom. Pages have some fading on edges but does not affect illustrations. ex-library copy.

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Book number: 180945

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Surrealism ; Surrealism ; ; Museum Exhibitions - European Art

La Farge, John

Considerations on Painting; Lectures Given in the Year 1893 at the Metropolitan Museum of New York

New York/London, Macmillan and Co, 1895. Hardcover. Red covers, gilt lettering. (vi), 270 pages. Contents: Essential divisions of the work of art. -- Personality and choice. -- Suggestion and intention. -- Misapprehensions of meaning. -- Maia, or Illusions. -- Sincerity. Nice copy of this title - not a reprint. VG, covers have some wear, flyleaf has previous owner's marking. Pages are clean and tight.

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Book number: 181505

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique; la Farge, John ; la Farge, John ; ;

Lambert, Johann Heinrich and Max Steck

Schriften Zur Perspektive

Berlin, Georg Luttke, 1943. Hardcover. Tan boards with brown lettering, tan cloth spine with gilt lettering, XIII, (5), 496 pp, profusely illustrated throughout in bw. Text in German. Contents include: Das Manuscript "Anlage zur Persktive" von 1752--Der I. Teil des Hauptwerks "Freye Perspektive" von 1759--Der II. Teil des Hauptwerks "Anmerkungen und Zusätze" von 1774--Die Schrift über Perspektive für Sulzer von 1771 (Anhang I)--Die Schrift über den Prtoportionalzirkel von 1768 (Anhang II). Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-153) and index. VG (soiling and shelfwear to boards and spine. Pages are brittle. Age toning to pages but otherwise text and illustrations are clean and clear.) .

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Book number: 179525

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Art Technique ; ;

Le Turc, Monsieur

Description Du Camion Prysmatique de Mr. De Perronet: Premier Ingenieur Des Ponts & Chaussees de France, Suivie de la Description D'Un Chariot Circulaire, Propose Par Mr. Le Turc. .

Londres, De L'Impremerie de G. Bigg, et se Trouve Chez L'auteur, 1781. Paperback. Wraps with black lettering and illustration; 15 pp.; illustrated. Text in French. Very rare. Good - (Covers are detached; wraps have marginalia; wraps are toned/smudged/chipped; edgeworn; pages are mostly unbound; pages have some toning/light foxing/smudging.) .

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Book number: 196809

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Engineering, de Perronet, le Turc ; French Carriages and Carts and Horse-Drawn Vehicles ; ;

Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection

The Artist's Assitant, in the Study and Practice of Mechanical Sciences: Calculated for the Improvement of Genius. Illustrated with Copper Plates

London, G. Robinson, 1788. Leather bound. Bound in full brown leather with black bordering, 5 raised bands on spine; all edges red tinted; marble illustrated end papers; 288, IV pages; bw illustrations (several fold-out). English text. Good (scuiffing and overall wear to leather, expected age toning but text and illustrations are otherwise clear, missing 2 folding plates, frontis and title page, handwritten notes along top of 2nd page of index) .

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Book number: 189631

Catalogue: Art Instruction/ Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction/ Technique ; Art Technique ; ;

Levey, Michael

Painting at Court

New York, New York University Press, 1971. Hardcover. Hard cover, original red cloth. DJ has slight bumping on corners. 228 pp [1] : 177 illustrations, 7 color plates. Contents as follows: The court of Heaven -- Courts of Earth -- Propaganda for the prince -- The courtier-artist -- A hero to his painters -- At home at court. "Based on lectures given at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, in 1968."/ Includes bibliographical references and index. VG/VG, DJ has slight bumping .

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Book number: 179634

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Art History ; ;

Liepmann, Jakob

Der Oelgemalde-Druck

Berlin, L. Sachse & Co, 1842. Hardcover. Black paper boards; VIII, 47 pp , 6 fold-out illustrations. Text is in German. Contents divided in two parts; Part 1, printing process using the hard image mass and part 2, Looking back on earlier. Try printing with flowing colors, (translated from table of contents). Good (shelfwear to boards, bookplate inside front cover, expected age toning, text and illustrations are otherwise clean) .

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Book number: 188536

Catalogue: Art Technique; European Artists; Oil Painting

Keywords: Art Technique; European Artists; Oil Painting ; Oil Painting; Jakob Liepmann ; ;