[Rarebooks] FS: Classic 19th Century Oil Painting Text

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Bouvier, M.P.L. [& Adolph Ehrhardt] "M.P.L. BOUVIER'S HANDBUCH DER
OELMALEREI FUR KUNSTLER UND KUNSTFREUNDE"

Braunschweig; C.A. Schwetschke und Sohn: 1875. 5th edition.

A revised German edition of a classic French work on oil painting, first
published in 1827. The text is divided into 30 lessons, covering all
aspects of colors, working with oils, and workshops, with an appendix on
conservation and restoration. There are 7 folding plates illustrating
brushes, easels, stretchers, palettes, and a cabinet and box for tools.
Bouvier [1766-1836] was a noted miniature painter who had studied at the
Academy of Paris and was a member of the Geneva Society of Arts.

Hardcover. 6”x9.5”, xxxi + 536 pages, plus 7 lithographed folding plates.
Bound in new plain cloth with new endpapers; text a bit browned, some
minor wear and soil. [30922] $350.00


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