Composition: Understanding Line, Notan and Color

by Arthur Wesley Dow

Book Overview

At the turn of the twentieth century, Arthur Wesley Dow literally "wrote the book" on composition--and this is it Dow's Composition exercised an enormous influence on emerging modern artists of a century ago. A thought-provoking examination of the nature of visual representation, it remains ever-relevant to all the visual arts.
A well-known painter and printmaker, Dow taught for many years at Columbia University and acted as a mentor to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048646007X
• ISBN13: 9780486460079
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.9"