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Pictorial Composition

by Henry Rankin Poore

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Poore analyses famous paintings by drawing their skeletons: the circular, the angular, the steelyard balance, the pyramid, entrance and exit, the handling of light as a compositional mass. Written for the layman, the photographer and the painter alike, and used as a manual ever since.

The classic analysis of what makes a picture hold together. Download the free EPUB.

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