Artistic Anatomy is a classic and authoritative work that is considered one of the most important textbooks on artistic anatomy since the Renaissance. The original French edition was published in 1889 and became a valuable resource for famous artists such as Renoir, Degas and Braque. The 1986 English edition combines the extensive knowledge of Dr. Paul Richer, a leading teacher of creative anatomy at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, with the adaptation by Robert Beverly Hale, himself an internationally recognised teacher of anatomy and figure drawing. This book offers a clear and systematic description of the structure of the human body, selected and presented in such a way that it contains precisely the information an artist needs to accurately represent the human form. Artistic Anatomy inspires and supports draughtsmen, painters and designers in understanding the complex relationship between bones, muscles and superficial forms.