This 912-page book is a new facsimile edition of the original “Traité des couleurs servant a la peinture a l’eau” by A. Boogert; a numbered, limited, worldwide edition of 1,192 copies, in homage to the year in which Boogert wrote the book.
In this new facsimile edition: the yellow leatherette hardcover reproduces the original with the four ribs on the spine and the design of the original cover.
The interior is printed in offset CORAL BOOK IVORY volume, a paper of a bone tone that imitates and reproduces the papers of the time.
An elegant slipcase with stamping, which includes, in addition to the book, a numbered and stamped certificate of originality and ten magnificent art prints also in limited edition on symbol free life paper of 250 grams rough to be able to frame them or simply collect them.
The book reproduces the original text in the author’s native language, where in the more than 900 pages of the book, the artist provides the proportions of pigment and water necessary to create each color with its tones and shades. To illustrate his explanations, he draws each page with the colors he is talking about. In addition to an index in which all the colors are listed and ordered, Boogert states in the introductory text that the book was created for educational purposes.
Over 900 pages written and painted entirely by hand, “Le Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau” was the most complete guide to painting and color of its time.
The result was a splendid didactic guide. But the irony is that only a single copy existed, which was probably seen by very few people. If not, it would have served as an indispensable tool for more than one artist for centuries to come.
The book is accompanied by a booklet: The Magnificents of Color, with texts by prestigious artists, art curators, writers, museum directors… on some of the most important painters in history in terms of the use of color: Vermeer, Rothko, Basquiat, Sorolla ….
An ode to color, to Pantone: the essential color guide in the universe of creativity and design whose use has transcended centuries to remain a fundamental tool in the contemporary era.
* The final retail price will be $260.
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As someone who’s works in color in real life and online—this facsimile reproduction of the 1692 “Bible of Color” is somehow life-affirming.
Frank Santoro
Pittsburgh, PA
United States (US)
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When the ad popped up in Instagram for this piece, I showed my husband right away – we both knew we had to have it.
Regina McCormick & Tyler Mann
Stafford, VA
United States (US)
