The Watercolour Techniquewas for a long time the great companion to drawing. A mixture of water and pigments permitting great artistic freedom, it was often employed for preparatory sketches.
In the 18th century, English artists created an autonomous medium freed from academic constraints, an evolution which would have a considerable impact for following generations. Amongst the most famous artists to have produced watercolours, we find Turner, Whistler, Constable, Sargent, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Klee, and Schiele.
165 x 210 mm; 6.5 x 8 in.
544 pages
Hardcover with dust jacket or softcover
“The charm of watercolor, in contrast to every oil painting, reddish and faded […] that lies in this incessant transparency of papers, this proves that this quality is shattered if one resorts, even a little bit, to gouache; in gouache, it is completely lost.” [Eugène Delacroix, My Journal, 6 October 1847]
About the author:Victoria Charles received her PhD in history of art. She has published extensively on the subject and has regularly contributed to Art Information, an international guide to contemporary art. Frequently writing articles for specialised journals and magazines, Victoria Charles recently contributed to a collective work, World History of Art.
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