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A Working Plan for Art Study

by Kimon Nicolaides

Houghton Mifflin Company Bostoi

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Weight and the Modelled Drawing
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Memory Drawing and Other Quick Studies
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The Modelled Drawing in Water Color —
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An Approach to the Subject of Technique
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The Simple Proportions—Effort
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The Figure with Drapery— The
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The Sustained Study

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Exercises in Black and White Crayon
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The Muscles
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Exercises in Black and White Oil Color
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An Approach to the Use of Color
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