Un drôle de zoo ! La vie secrète des animaux

Ce livre permet à l'amateur de découvrir l'art du nu par des techniques variées; le fusain, le crayon, le pacte, mas aussi la gouache et l'aquarelle. Avec un grand talent, l'auteur nous accompagne dans la découverte du dessin ce modèle vivant en proposant ces exercices progressifs et clairs, à suivre étape par étape nous apprend à observer l'anatomie, l'équilibre et les proportions du corps humain afin de mieux les comprendre et de les saisir sur le papier Avec un peu de pratique, l'étude du nu n'aura bientôt plus de secrets pour vous.

Résumé : Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was not only a central figure in the Impressionist movement, but a major influence on the development of modern art. He was the only artist to exhibit at ail eight of the Impressionist exhibitions between 1874 and 1886, and his letters are a fascinating and invaluable source of information on the theoretical aspects and practical implications of Impressionism. Pissarro's career touched that of an extraordinary number of his contemporaries, to whom he was often a teacher and always a friend. In his early years he worked with Monet; in the 1870s he painted in close friendship with Cézanne; he was a guide for Gauguin, whom he introduced to the Impressionist group; and in the 1880s bc flirted with Neo-Impressionism with Seurat. This marvellously illustrated book charts the evolution of his painting, and celebrates his compositional brilliance, technical skill and innovatory approach. Forty-eight full-page colour plates illustrate the extraordinary quality of Pissarro's work from ail periods, and these combined with Christopher Lloyd's illuminating text constitute a superb introduction to the artist. Christopher Lloyd is the Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. His essay on Pissarro, first published in 1979, bas been revised and updated, with the addition of commentaries to each plate, written by Amanda Renshaw, and a wide selection of comparative illustrations.