Drawing an Elusive Line: The Art of Pierre-Paul Prud'Hon [Hardcover]

Elizabeth E. Guffey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

A difficult book to categorize, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon emerges in this book as a savvy negotiator of contemporary artistic expectations. From innovative public printmaking ventures to his creation of an alternate, feminine persona through his collaboration with Constance Mayer, Prud'hon questioned and redefined the role of the artist in a changing social milieu. Includes more than 150 drawings by the artist, some little known or previously unpublished.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Delaware Pr (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874137349
• ISBN-13: 978-0874137347
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,475,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Highly Disappointing, May 21, 2007

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J. Fischer "jasfish" (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drawing an Elusive Line: The Art of Pierre-Paul Prud'Hon (Hardcover)

The quantity of drawings is excellent, although some are surprisingly small. The bigger disappointment is the lack of color in the book. Prud'hon's academy drawings look lackluster on the page without the familiar blue tint of the paper. While this may be a small quibble for some, it takes a great deal away from getting the true experience of his work. The academy reproductions appear to lack detail I've seen in other books. Whether this is due to the lack of color or poor scanning I'm not sure. But the very fine detail of his chalk work is lost here.

The text is informative and well written. But it's the work you're buying the book for, and that's not nearly reproduced as well as it should have been. Overall, quite disappointing.