[New York]: Viking Studio, [2001]. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto; publisher's boards in glossy photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price ($60.00); 296pp.; full-color illus. throughout, including folding plates. Very minor shelf wear, corners tapped, else Very Good or better.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters

Publisher

Viking Studio, New York

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

0670030260

ISBN 13

9780670030262

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good+

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Synopsis

Presents detailed theories on how some of art's most famous masterpieces, including works by da Vinci, Caravaggio, Vel�azquez, and Van Eyck, were actually created, and discusses the reaction to the author's speculations.

About the Author

David Hockney was born in England in 1937 and studied at the Royal College of Art. He achieved international acclaim by his mid-twenties as part of the pop art movement and has gone on to become one of the best known artists of his generation.

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