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Water colour / edited by Alison Smith.

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Watercolor painting, British -- Exhibitions.

1854379135 (pbk.)

9781854379139 (pbk.)

207 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Published to accompany an exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 16 February - 21 August 2011.

Includes index.

Introduction / Alison Smith -- Water + colour : exploring the medium -- Watercolour : practice to profession / David Blayney Brown -- Catalogue -- Intimate knowledge / Anna Austen -- The natural world / Tabitha Barber -- Travel and topography / Matthew Imms -- The exhibition watercolour / David Blayney Brown -- Watercolour and war / Alison Smith -- Inner vision / Philippa Simpson -- Watercolour today : inner vision / Katharine Stout -- Abstraction and improvisation / Nicola Moorby and Katharine Stout.

Watercolour is a universal medium, used around the world by amateurs and children as well as by professional artists. This book explores the art of watercolour in Britain from its beginnings in the Middle Ages up to the present day. It includes classic works by artists including Turner, Girtin and Samuel Palmer.

Smith, Alison, 1962-

Tate Britain (Gallery)

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