The Art of Drawing (book)

Rare out-of-print text by Yale University professor Bernard Chaet. First edition, 1970.

An analysis of drawing as an art form in and of itself from the Renaissance to the modern period, providing insight on various ways to approach drawing a subject. Examines the work of past masters and Chaet's students at Yale.


Contents:

Part One - Drawing: The Means and Materials of Vision
1) Direction
2) The Expressive Means of Drawing
3) Media
4) Composition

Part Two - Drawing: The Process of Visualization
5) Landscape
6) Forms from Nature
7) Interiors and Man-Made Objects
8) Skulls
9) Animals
10) Introduction to the Figure
11) Individual Projects

Part Three - Drawing: The Vision of the Masters
12) Instrumentation and Copying
13) Attitudes and Summary