The Painter's Secret Geometry: A Study of Composition in Art

Title: The Painter's Secret Geometry: A Study of Composition in ArtAuthor: Bouleau, CharlesPublisher: Allegro EditionsBinding: HardcoverPages: 270Dimensions: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.63dProduct Weight: 1.56 lbs.Language: EnglishISBN: 9781626549272Bouleau's classic illustrated work examines the essential reliance of European painting tradition on the golden mean and other geometrical patterns. From antiquity to the present, expert painters-including abstract modern masters such as Paul Klee and Jackson Pollock-have conveyed harmony through the mathematics of spatial division, ultimately giving geometry a crucial role as the foundation upon which these classics were built. For over half a century, The Painter's Secret Geometry has been a seminal work for students of art history and composition. Now this popular, rich analysis is back in print for today's artists and historians.If you would like a more economical Echo Point paperback version of Painter's Secret Geometry please search IS