Vintage 'How to Draw & Paint Fashions' Softcover Guide by Viola French

If you're an artist, a vintage collector, a lover of vintage fashion or fashion related art, you'll love this book! An iconic 'Walter Foster Art Book'. 'How to Draw and Paint Fashions' is a vintage art instruction book by Viola French, published by Walter T. Foster Publications around the mid-20th century (late 1950s to early 1960s). The book provides a comprehensive guide to drawing and painting the female figure and various fashion styles, covering aspects like body shape, faces, hands, poses, and depicting fabric textures. It is known for its large format, engaging retro illustrations, and practical advice for aspiring fashion artists. This copy is in impeccable unmarked condition. No torn or missing pages, water stains, pen or pencil marks or odours. Lovely! The illustrations are delightful and one online dealer is presently selling this exact book for $176 USD (and with marks on their copy!). Viola French was born in Kentucky in 1896 and died in Laguna Hills in 1978. She worked as a Commercial Artist (now known as Graphic Designer) in the early 20th Century, producing art instruction books in California. While French's book on how to draw children is readily available, her books on fashion drawing are very rare.