As an artist demonstrates the strict rules for creating a still life painting, the painting disregards each one as it comes alive and tells its own story.
the object in American art, 1915-1995 : selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
1996
Examines the evolution of still life from 1915 to 1995 through sixty-six paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and an essay that surveys the genre from the seventeenth-century through the 1990s.
A study of the still-life paintings of French Impressionist artist Edouard Manet, discussing the influences of earlier painters and writers on Manet, the allusions hidden in his paintings, and the history and philosophy of still-life painting; and including a selection of color reproductions.
A guide to painting still lifes in oil, discussing tools and materials, color, perspective, painting techniques, and other topics; and including seven step-by-step demonstrations.
