Louis Comfort Tiffany
Subtitle: the painting career of a colorist
By: Joan Elliott Price.
Series: American university studies.; v. 28
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Color in art.; Colors -- Psychological aspects.
Description: Louis Comfort Tiffany: The Painting Career of a Colorist traces the four developmental stages of Tiffany's (1848-1933) painting style. Citing the impact of George Inness and Samuel Colman upon Tiffany's early career, this book explains how Tiffany combines traditional painting methods, influenced by the color and prismatic iridescence of glass, and theories of color-light optics, to create shimmering pastels and paintings.

Tiffany's final work uses jewel-like color to illustrate landscapes, interiors, and images of virtuous women. The paintings are a visual record of his journeys to Europe, North Africa, and Canada.
Notes: "Articles by Louis Comfort Tiffany": p. [87]-90.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [81]-85).