“Artists cannot fail to derive many valuable suggestions from this work, even though they do not agree with some of the radical ideas of the author, and to all who are interested in art it will prove of much interest.”—Boston Post.
“M. Couture has laid bare, in these ‘Conversations,’ the whole theory and practice of painting. The philosophy of the delightful art is made clear, and the application of obvious principles is so precisely defined that the student can be at no loss to comprehend the groundwork of his art.”—New Orleans Picayune.
“This fascinating little book is thrice welcome. It is important to the practical painter, valuable to the connoisseur and cultivated art-critic, and interesting to the general reader. It is the work of an artist with his pen as well as with his brush; the composition forming a beautiful and artistic poem rendered in the most rhythmical prose. We close this book with regret, it is a rare treat, and we feel assured no one will read it once without turning to it again and again.”—Robinson’s Epitome of Literature.
WORKS ON ART.
LEARNING TO DRAW; or, the Story of a Young Designer. By Viollet le Duc. Translated by Virginia Champlin. Octavo, with 130 illustrations. 2 00
A work full of practical suggestions, not only for the student of art or of decorative designing, but for students and teachers in other departments. The author’s theories of the art of teaching are both original and practical.
ART SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MASTERS. Selected from the Works of Artists and Writers on Art, with Reference to their Practical Value for Art Students. Compiled by Susan N. Carter, Principal of the Woman’s Art School, Cooper Union. 1 25
CONVERSATIONS ON ART METHODS. By Thomas Couture. Translated from the French, by S. E. Stewart. With an Introduction by Robert Swain Gifford. 1 25 /
Contents: Elementary Drawing—Elementary Principles of Drawing from Nature—The First Principles of Painting—The Occupation of a Young Painter first Commencing his Art—Elements of Composition—Introduction to High Art—On Drawing in its most Beautiful Expression—The Portrait—Confession—The Times in which we Live—The Critic—A Review of the Schools for more than Thirty Years—The Golden Medium—Jean Goujon—Monsieur X—Eugene Delacroix—Decamps—On Painting—Titian—The Sketch—On Composition—Simplicity in Composition—Exaltation—Originality—A few Words on Antique Art—On French Art—Prudhon—The Fathers of their Country—My Master Gros—Is Art Superior to Nature?—Divine Art—Adieu.