Principes Abrégés De Peinture.
Tours, A. Vauquer 1779.
8vo. (169 x 102 mm.). 116p.
Contemporary gilt-ruled green morocco (slightly worn), flat spine gilt, saffron endleaves, all edges gilt, blue silk marker.
First Edition, for those wishing to take up painting on their annual country holiday, an articulated mannequin and prints to hand. A goldsmith and painting restorer, Dutens lays out the basics of human anatomy, osteology and myology. He discusses drawing children, adults, clothing, landscapes, perspective and light and shadow, the placement and arrangement of figures, facial expression, miniatures on vellum and ivory, pastels on paper, oil on canvas and devotes a long section to color and color harmony. He describes the preparation and application of ground, the layering of paint and, briefly, intaglio color printing. In good condition.
¶Massing, “Painting Materials and Techniques” in Die Kunst und ihre Erhaltung, Rolf E. Straub zum 70. Geburstag gewidmet (1990) 52; not in Faber Birren.
Price: $4,200.00