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Art of Beatrix Potter, The: Sketches, Paintings, and Illustrations
Emily Zach
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Description for Art of Beatrix Potter, The: Sketches, Paintings, and Illustrations
Hardback. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Editor(s): Taylor, Eleanor; Zach, Emily. Series: The Art of.. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 286 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Brimming with famous images and rarely seen gems-ranging from character sketches and notebook pages to watercolour landscapes and natural history illustrations-this monograph explores Potter's artistic process and reveals the places that inspired her timeless work. Organised geographically and featuring more than 200 images from the artist's oeuvre, The Art of Beatrix Potter includes illuminating essays by Potter scholar Linda Lear, illustration historian Steven Heller, and children's book illustrator Eleanor Taylor. A ... Read more
Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Brimming with famous images and rarely seen gems-ranging from character sketches and notebook pages to watercolour landscapes and natural history illustrations-this monograph explores Potter's artistic process and reveals the places that inspired her timeless work. Organised geographically and featuring more than 200 images from the artist's oeuvre, The Art of Beatrix Potter includes illuminating essays by Potter scholar Linda Lear, illustration historian Steven Heller, and children's book illustrator Eleanor Taylor. A ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Art of...
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781452151274
SKU
V9781452151274
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About Emily Zach
Emily Zach is an author, editor, and image researcher specialising in art history, modern and contemporary art, illustration, design, and pop culture. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Steven Heller is the cochair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Design: Designer As Author + Entrepreneur program. He is author or editor for over 170 books on design and illustration and ... Read more
Reviews for Art of Beatrix Potter, The: Sketches, Paintings, and Illustrations
Families fond of the delicate watercolors and droll English country stories of Beatrix Potter will find much to enchant in The Art of Beatrix Potter, an elegant assortment of her sketches, paintings and illustrations. Among the delights: Potter's sketch in watercolor of the dramatic swoop of the Newlands Valley, the same parti-colored landscape that little Lucie trots through in ... Read more