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"Artistic Anatomy" is widely acknowledged to be the greatest book of its kind since the Renaissance. The original French edition, now a rare collector's item, was published in 1889 and was probably used as a resource by Renoir, Braque, Degas, Bazille, and many others. The English-language edition, first published 35 years ago, brings together the nineteenth century's greatest teacher of artistic anatomy, Paul Richer, and the twentieth century's most renowned teacher of anatomy and figure drawing, Robert Beverly Hale, who translated and edited the book for the modern reader. Now Watson-Guptill is proud to reissue this dynamic classic with an anniversary sticker, sure to inspire drawing students well into our century.
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I feel sure that it is not necessary for me to explain here why studying anatomy is important for all painters or sculptors who have to recreate all the varied aspects of the human figure in their work. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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Format:Paperback
Richer's celebrated book is not necessarily an easy read but it does make for some very rewarding study. The front section of the book contains the discussion of the diagrams in the back, and is divided into sections according to layer (bones, muscles, veins etc.), which are themselves divided into sections according to body area (head, trunk, lower limbs etc.)There is also a further section on the body with weight shift. The anatomical diagrams are labelled in Latin and can look a little daunting a first, but could be unravelled and learnt more easily by someone who is prepared to learn artistic anatomy by copying some of the very beautiful diagrams. The book is concerned in the main with the ideal male body, but there is some reference to female anatomy in places. The age of the book explains the curious airbrushing of the genitals and absence of discussion on the anatomy of the pubic region. Nonetheless, a very comprhensive and beautifully illustrated book.
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I bought this only after reading just about every other book on anatomy for artist - from Hogarth's ridiculous DYNAMIC ANATOMY to Vanderpoel's exquisite The Human Figure - and this is the most extensive I've come across (with the exception of Grays Anatomy - which is far too meticulous and medical for an artist's purpose) the writing tells you everything (and more) than you'll ever need and the plates are the clearest I've ever seen,I advise reading the weighty text as secondry to the plates which are confusingly apart, the sheer detail of this book could be a little overwhelming to the uninitiated and even intermediate students of the figure ,I advise Peck' book as a good alternative, it seems even more dated than this but has great diagrams that simplify essential anatomical form. all in all, Richer's Artistic Anatomy is the ultimate reference for the dedicated figure artist.
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There is a great amount of detail and information in this book. It covers proportions, skeletal and muscular structure (this in particularly good detail, there are quite a few plates) and has a good section on showing how muscles change with the bending of joints and such. The plates are rather nicely done as well. It is incredibility wordy, but it explains everything; this isn't needless filler.
I'd recommend it to any artist looking to get a really good understanding of why the body looks like it does and its underlying structure. It might not be quite so good for beginners, or someone looking for a lot of visual references though. (Plus, it is very heavily skewed to male anatomy, with only an occasional mention to female or different body types.)
I'd recommend it to any artist looking to get a really good understanding of why the body looks like it does and its underlying structure. It might not be quite so good for beginners, or someone looking for a lot of visual references though. (Plus, it is very heavily skewed to male anatomy, with only an occasional mention to female or different body types.)
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