Favorite books for Christmas?

Michele Rushworth · 11-07-2004, 10:54 AM

I want to get my Christmas wish list ready for Santa. If you could have any art book you wanted, what would you get?

Holly Snyder · 11-07-2004, 11:09 AM

Hee, hee - I made my X-mas wish list, consisting of books in a range of prices, about 2 weeks ago.

One of the tops on my list is
"A Brush With Grandeur: Philip Alexius de Laszlo (1869-1937)". It can be bought from a number of different places, including Amazon, all for around $75. At one point I saw it for half that price at a discount book store in New York, but wasn't sure of the store's credibility, and they don't have it anymore. Of course there's the newer books on Sargent, there's Pino, and Richard Schmid has a number of new books available on his web site. Does anyone know what happened to Ramon Kelley's new book that was originally due out in October of 2003? I sent an email to the publisher but never heard back. A book I found at the library that I thought was a fun drawing book was Drawing People: How to Portray the Clothed Figure by Barbara Bradley, only $19 on Amazon. Her drawings had a lot of presence and energy.

Holly

Debra Norton · 11-09-2004, 10:56 PM

I got a look at the new Sargent book of children's portraits today, I think it's called "Expectations." It's wonderful!! It's going on my list!

Ngaire Winwood · 11-20-2004, 10:08 PM

My wish list would begin with any book that would teach me the relevant skills needed for a career in portraiture and figurative work as I aspire and am inspired by the technical skills by Nelson Shanks, Pietro Annigoni, Juan Martinez, Giovanni Boldini, Sargent, and the like.

Also I am inspired by heaps of artists here on the forum.

Or even a quality print from any of these would be.....WOW! to hang on my wall so I can stay focused.

Patrick Gillooly · 02-18-2005, 03:48 PM

Christmas may have come and gone, but I finally got my brand new hardback copy of " A Brush with Grandeur" today.

I can now say goodbye to the weekend ! ! !

It may be I've missed the boat, and everyone already has their copy of the book. But if you don't have it, I urge you to get it . It is a stunning collection of the most beautiful portraits imaginable, and there is good reference to his life in Hungary, Britain, royalty, and his contemporaries like Sargent.

You won't be disappointed!

Cynthia Daniel · 11-18-2006, 09:54 PM

Here's the beautiful cover for the Laszlo book: