Paint and Purpose: A Study of Technique in British Art

By Stephen Hackney

Recent advances in scientific analysis are used to shed light on the working practices of artists of all periods. Revealed in this book are 30 intriguing case histories, including those of many notable British artists, all the results of study by conservators and scientists at the Tate Gallery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854372483
• ISBN13: 9781854372482
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Tate Publishing(UK)
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary