Gruppé on Painting: Direct Techniques in Oil [Hardcover]

Emile A. Gruppé (Author), Charles Movalli (Editor), John Lavin (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 167 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications; 1st edition (1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823021572
• ISBN-13: 978-0823021574
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,050,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books about oil painting available, May 3, 2002

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This review is from: Gruppé on Painting: Direct Techniques in Oil (Hardcover)

Outside of Richard Schmid's book Alla Prima, this (and the other 2 books by Gruppe) is the best book available for learning about alla prima painting. Yes, it's pricey. Yes, it should be reprinted, but if you can get your hands on a copy you won't want to part with it.

Gruppe takes you through the details of how he produced his paintings. It's not just a presentation of his paintings with a few comments; this is a serious how-to book. Be prepared to learn a lot.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Book Reissued, June 26, 2009

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S. Froelich "Wood Junkie" (Eagan, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gruppe On Painting Direct Techniques In Oil (Paperback)

This book is a reissue of one of Gruppe's classics. Like the original, the beauty is in the words not the pictures. Almost all which are black and white. There are about 20 color plates which only make you wish there was more. The book is laid out into the following 7 Chapters:
Materials and Equipment
Drawing and Values
Color
Design and Composition
Lay-in and Development
Harbor Scenes
Landscapes
I really enjoyed the Harbor Scene chapter as it contains a wealth of information about how to make sense of a busy harbor into its logical parts including techniques for many harbor objects such as; workmen, pilings, rigging, gulls and water.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than Satisfied, September 8, 2009

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This review is from: Gruppe On Painting Direct Techniques In Oil (Paperback)

This book was out of print and I was unable to afford a high priced used product. The information was valuable even though limited on color plates that are printed now in black and white.

This supplier was very good to work with.