General & Miscellaneous American Art, Illustration
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Overview
Maxfield Parrish employed a slow, delicate, and labor-intensive technique to achieve the crystalline hyperclarity of his paintings: rather than paint in opaque oils, he built up layers of transparent pigment. Their reaction with one another led to extraordinary subtlety of palette, and, often, to an effect as if the painting was backlit.Book Details
Published
July 2, 2005
Publisher
Pomegranate Art Books, Incorporated
Format
Calendar
ISBN
9780764934810