Basic color :; an interpretation of the Ostwald color system by Jacobson, Egbert - 1948

Chicago: P. Theobald, 1948. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to rear corners, extremely gently bumped top corners, ink ownership signature to half title-page, very bright pages in tight binding, very gentle wear to DJ spine head and front-top edge, light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(+) in Very Good(+) DJ.. Large black quarto in black DJ, 207 pages, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w) ; 29 cm. DJ protected by archival mylar sleeve. || Color, Art, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932. || Contents: Part 1. Principles of color organization: The fundamental color sensations -- Development of the hue circle -- Relation of gray scale to hue circle -- The color solid -- Measured relationships -- The equal-white-and-black circles -- Part 2. Principles of color harmony: Combining the colors -- The gray harmonies -- Monochromatic harmonies -- Two-hue harmonies -- Three-hue harmonies -- Splitting -- The ring star -- Summary of principles -- Part 3. Light and sensation: Color analysis -- Vision and sensation -- Color is relative -- Part 4. Color and painting: Artists and color -- Twelve paintings analyzed.