The Artist's Palette

The palettes behind the paintings of 50 great artists

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The paint-loaded palettes of fifty world-renowned artists are displayed alongside the paintings the artists created using those hues, and the colours and brushstrokes employed are analysed to uncover surprising new stories about each artist and their work

The palette is the most intimate and potent of an artist’s tools. From traditional wooden boards to ceramic plates and pots of paint, every palette has a story to tell and secrets to reveal. Within this book's pages you will find 50 palettes presented alongside paintings by the artists who used them. Alexandra Loske investigates each pairing to provide new insights into the artist’s use of colour, brushes, palette knives and other painting tools, to uncover surprising new stories about each artist and their work.
Extent: 256 pp
Format: Quarterbound (no jacket)
Illustrations: 405
Publication date: 2024-10-03
Size: 26.4 x 20.6 cm
ISBN: 9780500027776
Introduction
Pre-1870: The Tonal Palette
1871–1900: The Dynamic Palette
1901–1930: The Experimental Palette
1931–Present: The Liberated Palette
About the Author

Alexandra Loske is an art historian, writer and curator with a particular interest in the history of colour in Western art, print culture and architecture. She has worked at the University of Sussex for over twenty years and received a DPhil in Art History in 2014. Loske’s thesis focused on the application of colour theory in the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, where she now holds the position of curator. Loske has authored, edited, and co-authored many books and articles on colour and other subjects, including The Book of Colour Concepts (2024), A Cultural History of Colour in the Age of Industry (2021) and Colour: A Visual History (2019).

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