A systematic textbook treating drawing, colour, and composition as a teachable grammar of the visual arts. Widely translated, it codified academic theory and directly influenced the colour thinking of Van Gogh and the Neo-Impressionists.
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1867 · Book · Public Domain
A systematic textbook treating drawing, colour, and composition as a teachable grammar of the visual arts. Widely translated, it codified academic theory and directly influenced the colour thinking of Van Gogh and the Neo-Impressionists.