1941 (Composition of Outdoor Painting)
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"1941 (Composition of Outdoor Painting)" is a foundational art instruction book by landscape painter Edgar Payne, focusing on principles of composition specifically for plein air and outdoor painting.
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| 1941 (Composition of Outdoor Painting) canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
art instruction book
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non-fiction book ⓘ painting manual ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
arrangement of masses and values
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creating depth in landscape compositions ⓘ design of outdoor landscapes ⓘ designing skies, mountains, trees, and water ⓘ organization of light and shadow ⓘ principles of pictorial composition ⓘ simplification of forms in nature ⓘ use of color in landscape painting ⓘ |
| genre |
art instruction
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landscape painting instruction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on composition principles
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chapters on outdoor painting problems ⓘ diagrams of landscape layouts ⓘ examples from Edgar Payne’s own paintings ⓘ illustrations of compositional schemes ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American plein air movement
NERFINISHED
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early 20th-century landscape painting in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century American landscape painters
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contemporary plein air painting pedagogy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
art students
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landscape painters ⓘ plein air painters ⓘ professional painters ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
composition in painting
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outdoor landscape painting ⓘ plein air painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on outdoor and plein air problems
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systematic treatment of landscape composition ⓘ use of diagrams and compositional thumbnails ⓘ |
| relatedWork | landscape paintings of Edgar Payne ⓘ |
| teaches |
how to balance unity and variety in a composition
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how to create atmospheric perspective ⓘ how to design dynamic sky and cloud patterns ⓘ how to organize large masses in a picture ⓘ how to plan a landscape composition ⓘ how to select and simplify motifs outdoors ⓘ how to use color harmonies in landscapes ⓘ how to use value patterns to design a painting ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference text in art schools
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self-study manual by painters ⓘ |
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