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Great works of art and what makes them great

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This is a book of combat, in which little quarter will be given to certain tendencies in the art world and the pessimistic cynicism and childish hypocrisy by which they are pushed forward. Ruckstull makes his point with 175 illustrations from the art world.

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Garden City Pub.
Language
English
Pages
552

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Cover of: Great Works of Art and What Makes Them Great
Great Works of Art and What Makes Them Great
July 2003, Kessinger Publishing
Paperback in English
Cover of: Great works of art and what makes them great
Great works of art and what makes them great
1934, Garden City Publishing Company, inc.
in English
Cover of: Great works of art and what makes them great
Cover of: Great works of art and what makes them great
Great works of art and what makes them great
1925, Garden City Pub.
in English
Cover of: Great works of art and what makes them great.
Great works of art and what makes them great.
1925, Garden City Publishing
in English
Cover of: Great works of art and what makes them great
Great works of art and what makes them great
1925, Garden City Pub.
in English
Cover of: Great works of art and what makes them great
Great works of art and what makes them great
1925, Garden City Pub. Co
in English

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Table of Contents

What is art? -- -- What is art?
What is beauty?
Style and manner in art --
Abstraction vs. representation --
Conception in art --
Composition in art --
Expression in art --
Drawing in art --
Color in art --
Technique in art --
Analysis of works of art --
"Deformation of form" a social menace --
The Gospel of ugliness, according to Mephistopheles --
Independence in art --
Examples of noble works of art by Americans -- -- Appendix
Post-illusionism and art in the insane -- by Theo B. Hyslop.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
709
Library of Congress
N7425 .R7 1925

The Physical Object

Pagination
552 pages [128] pages of plates
Number of pages
552

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28378241M
Internet Archive
greatworksofartw0000ruck
OCLC/WorldCat
2395224

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL7574152W

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