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Oil Painting Techniques and Materials (Dover Art Instruction)

Oil Painting Techniques and Materials

Penned By Harold Speed
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Oil Painting Techniques and Materials (Dover Art Instruction)

Oil Painting Techniques and Materials

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Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials — paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. — a painter's training, more. Speed also provides expert analysis of works by Velasquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hals, Rembrandt, and others. 64 photos. 5 line drawings.

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Length 280 Pages
Released December 1, 1987
Identifier (ISBN) 574429
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