Rudiments Of Drawing Shadowing And Colouring Flowers In Water Colours Contained In Thirty Six

by Gaetano Testolini

$4,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Modern red half morocco over contemporary marbled boards, with gilt-decorated brown morocco title label to upper board Provenance: Library of Hanna Strauss Weil 1921-2011 , German-born British painter and teacher A finely conceived botanical drawing manual, moving from the outline of a single leaf to finished flower groups through progressive lessons in drawing, shadow, and watercolour. Testolini's Rudiments is among the most accomplished English drawing

• Binding: Leather

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