Coldstream William Sylvester David Gowing (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. William Coldstream (illustrator). 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Sir William Menzies Coldstream, CBE (28 February 1908 - 18 February 1987) was an English realist painter and a long-standing art teacher. Coldstream was committed to painting directly from life; he once remarked, "I lose interest unless I let myself be ruled by what I see".[19] His type of realism had its basis in careful measurement, carried out by the following method: standing before the subject to be painted, a brush is held upright at arm's length. With one eye closed, the artist can, by sliding a thumb up or down the brush handle, take the measure of an object or interval. This finding is compared against other objects or intervals, with the brush still kept at arm's length. Informed by such measurements, the artist can paint what the eye sees without the use of conventional perspective. The surfaces of Coldstream's paintings carry many small horizontal and vertical markings, where he recorded these coordinates so that they could be verified against reality. As a result of his painstaking methods, Coldstream worked slowly, often taking scores of sittings over several months to complete a work. His subjects include still-life, landscapes (usually centered on architecture), portraits, and the female nude. Ref L 1.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. William Coldstream (illustrator). 1st Edition. Exhibition catalogue of Tate exhibition, 1990-1991.

First edition, first printing. Near fine large format exhibition catalogue with reading creases to the spine.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good paperback with light shelfwear - NICE! Oversized.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!