Books of Importance to the Lover of Art
By JOHN C. VAN DYKE
WHAT IS ART?
STUDIES IN THE TECHNIQUE AND CRITICISM OF PAINTING
This book gives the painter's point of view in defence of art as art, as opposed to the consideration of it as a curiosity or commodity from the view-point of the connoisseur or collector.
ART FOR ART'S SAKE
24 reproductions of representative paintings $1.50
"We consider it the best treatise on the technic of painting for general readers."—The Nation.
THE MEANING OF PICTURES
31 full-page illustrations $1.25 net
"Those who love pictures will probably get more help from this little book with its many excellent illustrations than from the largest tome ever written on the subject."—Philadelphia Inquirer.
STUDIES IN PICTURES
Illustrated $1.25 net
"It will prove instructive to the beginner and suggestive to the advanced student."—American Art News.
