Watercolor: A History

Watercolor: A History

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A Comprehensive And Beautifully Illustrated History Of Watercolor, Printed On A Special Paper Stock As An Artistic Medium, Watercolor Is So Widely Practiced, And So Widely Beloved, That It Can Be Startling To Reflect On Its Humble Origins. For Hundreds Of Years, Nevertheless, Watercolor Labored In The Shadow Of Oil Painting; It Was Dismissed As A Mere Tool For Creating Preparatory Studies, Or As A Feminine Pastime. But, From The Renaissance, There Have Been Artists Who Recognized The Unique Potential Of Watercolor: Its Luminosity, Its Immediacy, Its Ability To Create Atmospherequalities That Derive Directly From The Quickdrying, Translucent Nature Of Waterbased Pigments. In This Landmark Volume, Louvre Curator Mariepierre Sal Tells The Story Of How These Pioneering Practitioners Unlocked The Aesthetic Power Of Watercolor And Established It As A Medium In Its Own Right.Sals Incisive Text Takes Us From Medieval Scriptoria To The Studios Of The Early Twentiethcentury Modernists, Encompassing Every Type Of Workfrom Pleinair Sketches To Finished Studio Piecesand A Wide Variety Of Artists. Here Are Drers Exquisitely Detailed Animal Studies, Turners Atmospheric Landscapes, Czannes Tireless Explorations Of The Visible, Sargents Lightdappled Sketches, Okeeffes Trailblazing Abstractions. Throughout Sal Draws On The Personal And Professional Writings Of Artists And Critics, Revealing The Rich Dialogues That Have Propelled The Development Of Watercolor, As Well As The Social Institutions That Have Supported It, Such As The Nineteenthcentury Watercolor Societies. A Valuable Appendix, Also Based In Primary Sources, Traces The Technical Development Of The Medium.Watercolor: A History Features More Than Three Hundred Fullcolor Illustrations, Specially Printed On Munken Paper To Capture The Vibrancy And Texture Of The Original Works. It Is Sure To Be Welcomed By Artists, Scholars, And Art Lovers Alike. 300 Fullcolor Illustrations

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