The Reality of Appearance: The Trompe l'Oeil Tradition in American Painting

Name/Title

The Reality of Appearance: The Trompe l'Oeil Tradition in American Painting

Entry/Object ID

2017.0.44

Description

156 pages. Illustrated. An exhibition catalog for the exhibit at the University Art Museum, Berkeley, in conjunction with the National Gallery of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, focusing on the use of trompe l'oeil (using artistic techniques to trick the eye into thinking the objects within the painting are occupying 3D space) in American art.

Collection

Reference

Lexicon

Search Terms

Painting, Trompe l'oeil painting

Dimensions

Height

10-1/4 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Alfred Frankenstein

Publisher

New York Graphic Society Ltd.

Date Published

1970

Place Printed

Country

The Netherlands

Continent

Europe

Binding

Binding Type

Paperback Sewn

Binding Notes

Light brown paperback, title on spine in black and white ink.