[Rarebooks] FS: 1875 Artist's Guide - Oil Painting for Artists -Bouvier

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TITLE: "M.P.L. Bouvier’s Handbuch der Oelmalerei fur Kunstler und
Kunstfreunde"

By M.P.L. Bouvier [& Adolph Ehrhardt]
Published in Braunschweig by C.A. Schwetschke und Sohn: 1875. 5th edition.

DISCUSSION: A revised German edition of a classic French work, 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.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 6”x9.5”, xxxi + 536 pages, plus 7 lithographed
folding plates.

CONDITION NOTES: Bound in new plain cloth with new endpapers; text a bit
browned, some minor wear and soil.

PRICE: $350~

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