Hale, Robert Beverly "Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters" Hour Glass with stand

Hale, Robert Beverly "Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters" Hour Glass with standFaithfully producing and methodically analyzing 100 master drawingsincluding works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Rodin, Goya, and Rembrandt among othersHale shows how these artists tackled basic problems such as line, light and planes, mass, position and thrust, and anatomy. With detailed analytical captions and diagrams, every lesson is clearly delineated and illustrated. Throughout, also, is commentary that sheds light on the creative process

Left ear from Michelangelo’s David sculpture

and wisdom of innovative artist and beloved teacher Robert Henri

Italian "Carlo Grati

yet rigid and durable

art students

not only by architects and builders

Discover the fascinating

like with a sketchbook

"In any exhibition of amateur work

which is in slight flexion

or drawing mediums

this work is the kind of comprehensive resource that should be a lifelong studio companion to the figure sculptor