Free eBooks

There is a wealth of free internet resources when it comes to art and that includes digital eBooks. The eBooks listed on this page are all in the public domain. These are classics texts that stand the test of time and are as relevant as the day they were first published. 

Artistic Anatomy

A Manual of Artistic Anatomy by Robert Knox, MD

Anatomical Diagrams by James M. Dunlop. MacMillan Co., 1919

Artistic Anatomy of the Human Figure by Henry Warren, Windsor and Newton, 1852

Artistic Anatomy by Mathias Duval, Cassell & Company, 1890

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Constructive Anatomy by George Bridgman, Bridgman Publishers, 1920

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Surface Anatomy by T. Gillman Moorhead MD, William Wood & Company, 1905

The Book of a Hundred Hands by George Bridgman, Bridgman Publishers, 1920

​The Human Figure by John H. Vanderpoel, The Island Printer Company, 1911

Practical Anatomy by A.G. Lutz, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918

Drawing

Practical Drawing by E.G. Lutz, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915

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​The Art of Composition by Michel Jacobs, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926

Light and Shade by Anson K. Cross, Ginn & Company, 1897

Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis, Viking Press

Augsburg Drawing I by D.R. Augsburg, Educational Publishing Company

​Augsburg Drawing II By D.R. Augsburg, Educational Publishing Company

Practical Drawing by E.G. Lutz, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915

Drawing Made Easy by E.G. Lutz, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921

Figure Drawing for All Its Worth by Andrew Loomis

Painting

The Practice of Oil Painting by Solomon J. Solomon, RA, J. B. Lippincott, 1910

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