- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: Bulfinch Pr; First edition edition (April 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0821220209
- ISBN-13: 978-0821220207
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 28.2 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.6 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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From Library Journal
Though John Singer Sargent described painting in watercolor as "making the best of an emergency," many consider works in this medium America's most original artistic contribution. This book, accompanying a major exhibition this summer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, features 127 stunning examples, each reproduced in full color. Presenting watercolorists of such brilliance as Sargent and Homer, La Farge and Prendergast, Demuth and Marin, and Hopper and Burchfield, the book begins with a sparkling work by Benjamin West from the 1790s, surveys the development of the medium through the 19th and early 20th centuries, and concludes with Andrew Wyeth's images from the 1940s. Essays, research on paper conservation, and a glossary of technical terms complete the text. This beautiful presentation will remain a standard reference for years to come.
- Russell T. Clement, Brigham Young Univ. Lib., Provo, Utah
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Russell T. Clement, Brigham Young Univ. Lib., Provo, Utah
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Many people consider that America's most original contribution to the history of art is in the medium of watercolour, with inventive and brilliant artists such as Sargent and Homer, LaFarge and Prendergast, Demuth and Martin, Hopper and Burchfield. Featuring 125 of the most beautiful watercolours from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this book begins with an example from the 1790s by Benjamin West, surveys the development of the medium through the 19th and early-20th centuries, and concludes with images by Andrew Wyeth from the 1940s.
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Wonderful watercolor selections,
By "reneeppatterson" (Monrovia, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Awash In Color (Paperback)
I don't currently own this book, but it's number one on my Christmas list! I have reached multiple renewal limits at the local library with this title. The large number of artists included in the book provide a variation in painting style as well as informative text regarding the artist and his/her work. The color plates have been well chosen to give the reader an appreciation for the masters of watercolor painting. I have returned again and again to Awash in Color as a reference for my own paintings.
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Wonderful watercolor selections,
By "reneeppatterson" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Awash In Color (Paperback)
I don't currently own this book, but it's number one on my Christmas list! I have reached multiple renewal limits at the local library with this title. The large number of artists included in the book provide a variation in painting style as well as informative text regarding the artist and his/her work. The color plates have been well chosen to give the reader an appreciation for the masters of watercolor painting. I have returned again and again to Awash in Color as a reference for my own paintings.
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