Watercolour / edited by Alison Smith ; with contributions by Thomas Ardill [and others].

Date:
2011
  • Books

About this work

Description

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.

Publication/Creation

London : Tate, 2011.

Physical description

207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Contributors

Notes

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

Contents

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Alison Smith -- Water + colour : exploring the medium / Nicola Moorby -- Watercolour : practice to profession / David Blayney Brown -- Intimate knowledge / Anna Austen -- The natural world / Tabitha Barber -- Travel and topography / Matthew Imms -- The exhibition watercolor / 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 -- List of works -- Select bibliography -- Index.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creator/production credits

Other contributors: Anna Austen, Tabitha Barber, David Blayney Brown, Karen Hearn, Matthew Imms, Nicola Moorby, Philippa Simpson, Katharine Stout.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    /WAT
    		By appointmentManual request

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Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9781854379139
  • 1854379135