Capturing Mountains: The Life and Art of Austen Deans
At twelve Austen Deans knew he wanted to spend his life exploring the high country and mountain ranges of Canterbury. He became an en plein air artist and has made his living for nearly seventy-five years capturing images of mountains and natural landscapes in water colours and o... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780958292382 |
| Barcode |
9780958292382 |
| Published |
1 August 2010 |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Brown, Nathalie |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780958292382 |
| ISBN-10 |
0958292388 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
In stock at publisher; ships 7-15 working days |
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| Publisher |
unlisted |
| Imprint |
Wily Publications |
| Publication Date |
1 August 2010
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| Publication Country |
 New Zealand |
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| Format |
Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By Brown, Nathalie |
| Category |
Individual Artists
Biography & Autobiography
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Artists - New Zealand, Deans, Austen, Landscape painting, New Zealand - 20th century, Landscape painting, New Zealand - 21st century |
| NBS Text |
Individual Artists / Art Monographs |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
168 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 250mm
Height: 250mm
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| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 600g |
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| Dewey Code |
759.993 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
Austen Deans, now aged 95, has long been of the country's most popular en plein art artists. In his work he has captured the beauty of the New Zealand's alpine scenery as well as Antarctica. He has won many awards for this work. He has also painted a number of portraits which are included in this book. Also included are many of his paintings completed while he was a prisoner-of- war, 1941-1945. Before he is capture he was an associate war artist.
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