Secret Knowledge : Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters

Hockney, David

9780500237854

ISBN 10: 0500237859 / 0-500-23785-9
ISBN 13: 9780500237854

Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
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David Hockney rewrites the history of art, revealing the extraordinary ways in which the Old Masters used optical devices to produce their work.


 
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Book Description: Thames & Hudson Ltd, London, England, 2001. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. used book looks very little used, clean, bright and tight. hundreds of paintings and drawings are reproduced and accompanied by Hockney's infectious and enthusiastic descriptions.to illustrate the various methods used by past artists to capture accurate likenesses.beautifully illustrated. Bookseller Inventory # 8000727

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Book Description: Thames and Hudson. London. 2001 1st edition., 2001. Folio. In yellow cloth covers with black lettering to spine and blind embossed dolphin design to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. Pictorial endpapers. 296pp. With b/w photographs and colour plates. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; not price clipped). Owner’s signature on first blank page. Else a very clean and tight copy. David Hockney spent two years investigating the question of how the Old Masters produced their effects. he explores the use of mirrors and lenses and explains his reasoning clearly with many examples. A fascinating book on artistic technique. Bookseller Inventory # 58782

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Book Description: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2001. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Has dust jacket, moderate shelf wear, edges slightly bent, slight edge wear to dust jacket, gift inscription on 2nd page. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000047618

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