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Alla Prima
Hardback
Main Details
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Alla Prima
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) A Gury
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:160 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 283,Width 238 |
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| Category/Genre | Painting and paintings
Art techniques and principles
Painting and art manuals |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780823098347
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| Classifications | Dewey:751.4 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Watson-Guptill Publications
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| Imprint |
Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
6 January 2009 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Alla Prima is a comprehensive guide to direct painting, characterised by bold, expressive brushwork and a painterly, atmospheric surface. It covers the history of the direct methods in both Europe and America. From there, it includes detailed step-by-step lessons and discussions on drawing structure, broken and smooth brushwork, and colour development.
Author Biography
Al Gury chairs the painting department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he also teaches drawing. Gury exhibits his work at the F.A.N. Gallery and has shown at the National Academy of Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and numerous other galleries and museums around the country. He is the author ofAlla Prima- A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct PaintingandColor for Painters- A Guide to Traditions and Practice. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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