Foundations of Drawing. A Practical Guide to Art History, Tools, Techniques, and Styles

587 Pages·2017·59.62 MB·English

by  Al Gury

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Michelangelo Buonarotti, Studies for the Libyan Sibyl, 1508–1512,
red chalk on unknown surface, 11⅜ × 87/ inches (28.9 × 21.4cm).
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY). Art Resource,
NY.
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Copyright © 2017 by Albert F. Gury
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, an
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Gury, Al, author.
Title: Foundations of drawing : a practical guide to art history, tools,
techniques, and styles / Al Gury.
Description: First edition. | California ; New York : Watson-Guptill,
2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017001750 (print) | LCCN 2017003614 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Drawing—Technique. | Drawing—History. | BISAC:
ART / Techniques / Drawing. | ART / Techniques / General. | ART /
Study & Teaching.
Classification: LCC NC730 .G89 2017 (print) | LCC NC730 (ebook) |
DDC 741.2—dc23
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LC record available at https://​lccn.loc.gov/​2017001750
Trade Paperback ISBN 9780307987181
Ebook ISBN 9780307987198
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Foundations of Drawing is dedicated to Mr. Jack
Frisk, art collector, scholar, and friend.
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Holly Trostle Brigham, Judith and Flora, 2003, watercolor on
paper, 29½ × 29½ inches (74.93 × 74.93 cm). Private collection.
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