Couleru. Nouveau Cours Élémentaire de Coloris et d’Aquarelle: Suivi de Considérations sur la Peinture Orientale. Paris (Monrocq Freres) n.d. (circa 1860). [45699]
Nouveau Cours Élémentaire de Coloris et d'Aquarelle.
These charming images come from Nouveau Cours Élémentaire de Coloris et d’Aquarelle, an illustrated course of instruction in watercolor and crayon techniques for children and young adults. After an eight-page introduction offering 12 practical lessons for the budding artist, the pages that follow provide 11 examples of properly tinted drawings, each paired across a two-page spread with the identical illustration in black and white (for the student herself to color.) [click to continue…]
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