Creating a Self-Portrait

Tom Coates

ISBN 10: 0855337583 / ISBN 13: 9780855337582

Published by Michaell Beazley Publishers, London, 1989

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Michaell Beazley, London, 1989. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Very good. A very clean unmarked copy. Minor shelf wear. Book will be sent by Uk postal service. Bookseller Inventory #007063. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 007063

Bibliographic Details

Title: Creating a Self-Portrait

Publisher: Michaell Beazley Publishers, London

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: N/A

Edition: 1989.

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Synopsis:

The challenge of creating a likeness of the human face has preoccupied artists since the Classical Age. Durer, Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Cezanne are amongst the many great painters who produced famous self-portraits, using techniques that ranged from the fleeting sketch to the finished painting and represented every variation of materials and media. This study adopts a step-by-step approach to explain how individual artists using different media have built up their own self-portraits. While concentrating on watercolour, the text examines many styles and leads the student artist through a structured course in the use of media such as crayon, pencil, charcoal and oil.