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Watercolors by Winslow Homer : the color of light

Tedeschi, MarthaDahm, Kristi(Contributions by)Walsh, Judith C.(Contributions by)
Part of the Art Institute of Chicago S. series
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American painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910) created some of the most breathtaking and influential watercolours in the history of the medium.

This handsome volume provides a comprehensive look at Homer's technical and artistic practice as a watercolourist, and at the experiences that shaped his remarkable development.

Focusing on 25 rarely seen watercolours from the Art Institute's collection, along with 75 other related watercolours, gouaches, drawings, and paintings - including many of the artist's characteristic subjects - this book proposes a new understanding of Homer's techniques as they evolved over his career.Accessibly written essays consider each of the featured works in detail, examining the relationship between monochrome drawing and watercolour and the artist's lifelong interest in new optical and colour theories.

In particular, they show how his sojourn in England, where he encountered leading British marine watercolourists and the dynamic avant-garde art scene, precipitated an abrupt change in technique and subject matter upon his return home. Conservators address the fragility of these watercolours, which are prone to fading due to light exposure, and demonstrate, through pioneering research on Homer's pigments and computer-assisted imaging, how the works have changed over time.

Several of Homer's greatest watercolours are digitally 'restored', providing an exhilarating glimpse of the original impact of Homer's groundbreaking colour experiments.

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Product Details
Yale University Press
0300119453 / 9780300119459
Hardback
759.13
01/02/2008
United States
English
228 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
26 x 29 cm
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Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and presented at the Art Institute from Feb. 16-May 11, 2008.