Overview

American Painters on Technique: The Colonial Period to 1860 offers the first in-depth look at the materials, recipes and methods that defined early American art. Drawing on unpublished artists’ recipe books, letters, journals and painting manuals, the book reveals how painters like Benjamin West, Gilbert Stuart and Thomas Cole blended Old Master practices with new experimentation.

Key Themes

• Search for Old Master techniques and their impact on American experimenters
• Development of toning layers and pigment formulas
• Insights from conservators on how paintings age and change

Published by Getty Publications, this volume equips art historians, museum professionals and painting enthusiasts with a solid framework for understanding early American techniques. By combining conservation research with art historical narrative, it illuminates the practical processes behind iconic works.

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