The painter's secret geometry : a study of composition in art
Charles Bouleau (Author), Jacques Villon (Writer of preface), Jonathan Griffin (Translator)
This richly illustrated examination of visual arts in the European tradition shows how the great masters employed the 'golden mean' and other geometry patterns to compose their paintings. Discussion covers a variety of ancient and modern works: the Parthenon friezes, Italian mosaics, the Bayeux Tapestry, and Gothic stonemasons' marks of France and Germany as well as paintings by Picasso, Kandinsky, Klee, and Pollock. Includes such well-known works as Raphael's 'The School of Athens, ' Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus, ' Rubens' 'Descent from the Cross, ' and Renoir's 'Le Moulin de la Galette.' Advancing step by step through each painter's vast body of work. Though the book was originally published in the 1960's, it's tenets hold up well
Print Book, English, [1963]
First American edition
Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, [1963]