1984 1st IMPULSE TO DRAW, NORMAN LINDSAY w 280 PLATES, FREE EXPRESS WORLD
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Express Shipping Worldwide is Free Norman Lindsay - Impulse To Draw By Lin Bloomfield Published by Bay Books, Sydney, 1984 First Edition - with the dustjacket The book is in a very large format with 280 great plates by Norman Lindsay of which 54 are full page. An incredible set of Norman Lindsay works. During his long creative life Norman Lindsay produced works in many media, but pencil was the only one he used continuously from childhood to old age. If, as is often said, it is drawing which best demonstrates the strength of any artist, then the collection of 280 pencil drawings in this book provides a unique opportunity to assess the man and his methods. The earliest drawing reproduced in this book was done in 1889, when he was ten years old; the latest, in 1968, the year before he died at the age of ninety. Thus these drawings, spanning nearly eighty years of creative development, enable the reader to trace the evolution of Lindsay's style throughout his life. The drawings, only ten of which have previously been published, have been carefully selected to demonstrate both Lindsay's draughtsmanship and the range of his subject matter. There are pages from his voluminous sketchbooks in which he recorded details of subjects from animals to armour; preliminary sketches for what later became major works in oils, watercolour and pen; minutely detailed drawings for etchings; rough sketches showing his notes for colour plans; and pencil portraits which are works of art in their own right. Most of the drawings however, are from the model, both male and female. His drawings of figures convey the spirit as well as the likeness of the model and have in common with his other pencil works great vitality and spontaneity. The text complements the drawings, weaving into the book excerpts from Norman Lindsay's life and providing insights into his relationships with his family, friends and models. There are, as well many comments from Lindsay's own writings and from his artistically-gifted family and contemporaries - on his techniques, his artistic philosophy and the imagery used in many of his drawings - which help to illuminate the work of this extraordinary Australian artist. The works are divided up into chronological periods and then also medium and subject matter: Creswick and Melbourne 1879 to 1901 Sydney 1901 to 1909 Europe 1909 to 1910 Early Springwood 1912 to 1934 The Bridge Street Studio 1934 to 1948 Springwood 1940 to 1969 Single Figure Nudes Portraits Drawings For Works In Pen Drawings For Etchings Drawings for Watercolours Drawings for Compositions in Oil This exhaustive volume also comes with: Foreword Introduction List of Figures Biographical Outline Acknowledgements Index In bright orange cloth hardcovers with titles on the front cover and to the spine in 223 pages with the dustjacket. The Dustjacket: There is light shelfwear. There is scattered foxing. There is no sunning. The Book: Apart from a bump to the front cover bottom right corner, there is no shelfwear. There is light scattered foxing to the first five and last two leaves. There are no previous owners' names or inscriptions. The pages and plates are fresh, bright, and crisp throughout. The binding is solid. There are no missing, loose, creased, stained or damaged pages. It is complete and original. A magnificent Norman Lindsay volume profusely illustrated. Measures a large 26cm x 32cm and weighs in at a significant 1.5kgs unpacked. EXPRESS SHIPPING AND HANDLING is Free Worldwide All items are securely and well packed. Thank you for viewing my item.
