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Finlay, Victoria
1 Reviews
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YA
This handsome volume traces the use of (and science behind) colors throughout art history, from manganese black in the prehistoric Lascaux Cave paintings to contemporary artist David Hockney's use of "pixels as pigment." Finlay's prose is richly informed but unpretentious, and the art reproductions are excellent. However, sidebars, lengthy captions, and full-page inserts on semi-related topics sometimes interrupt the main narrative's flow. Ind.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
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