Van Deren Coke. The Painter and the Photograph: From Delacroix to Warhol

University of New Mexico Press, 1972. — 344 p.A book of extraordinary interest that demonstrates with hundreds of paintings and photographs shown side-by-side how ever since photography began in 1837, painters -great ones- have worked from photographs. The subtle additions and omissions, the corrections of the cameras distortion, illuminating fascinating depth the artists entire creative process. Striking examples abound from Delacroix, Degas, Manet, Gauguin, Picasso to the more obvious modern practitioners like Warhol. A truly groundbreaking book that offers thought-provoking insights.