Drawing From Memory: The Cavé Method for Learning to Draw from Memory; & Color, or, A Manual of Color. [Putnam's Art Hand-books]

Early or first thus in English translated by the author. 1889 latest date at title page for "Color"; 1886 at title page of "Method for Drawing from Memory." Rare early issue with two classic titles on the artistic medium. Light earth color pictorial boards, subtly floral patterened and reflective at angles, some shelf wear, discoloration. Cover title: "Putnam's Art Hand Books" with a painter's pallette and brushes with floral design on pallette. Pages generally very good; front endpapers removed. Bind good, square. Two volumes in one book. 134 pages and 110 pages. From Madame Cavé, a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of Amsterdam originally wrote this guide in French and also translated, revised, corrected and enlarged this edition in English. Instruction in both sections is provided through a series of "letters." To See, to Understand, to Remember, is to Know - Rubens. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.