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Brushstroke : the master's hand /

"Should brushstrokes be allowed to show--or even be shown off, like a signature--or should they be carefully effaced whenever possible, leaving the surface of a painting smooth? This program looks at both the mechanical side of the question--the influence of pigments and brush types on the trac...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Palette Production, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Jaubert, Marie-José, Jaubert, Alain, Jacobs, Lisa
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
Series:Making masterpieces.
Subjects:
Brushwork.
Painting > Technique.
Documentary films.
Description
Summary:"Should brushstrokes be allowed to show--or even be shown off, like a signature--or should they be carefully effaced whenever possible, leaving the surface of a painting smooth? This program looks at both the mechanical side of the question--the influence of pigments and brush types on the traces of a brush's passage--as well as the long-running doctrinal tension between exponents of visible and hidden brushstrokes"--Container.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (27 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Original music, Marc Billon, Frédéric Fleischer ; cameras, Marie Chevais, François Paillieux ; editing, Marie-Catherine Miqueau.