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Hardcover In Praise of Hands Book

ISBN: 1783105941

ISBN13: 9781783105946

In Praise of Hands

What do artists such as Rembrandt, David, Gauguin, and Hokusai have in common? A virtuosity of the hand, replies Henri Focillon. The viewer often forgets that behind the works, it is first and foremost a hand and its fingers which guide the paintbrush, the pen, or the stylus. Focillon's text recalls the importance of this part of the body, in which the artist's talent comes to life. Within his lines, he grants the hand the recognition that it deserves...

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