Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Smith, Alison, 1962 May 30-
2. Ardill, Thomas.
3. Tate Britain (Gallery)

Description

1. 207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 27 cm.

Summary

1. 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.

Alternative title

1. Water colour
2. Water color

Subject

1. Watercolor painting, British > Exhibitions

Contents

1. 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.

Call number

1. JQF 11-2202

Note

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

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title

1. Watercolour / edited by Alison Smith ; with contributions by Thomas Ardill ... [et al.].

Imprint

1. London : Tate, 2011.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added author

1. Smith, Alison, 1962 May 30-
2. Ardill, Thomas.
3. Tate Britain (Gallery)

Cover title

1. Water colour

ISBN

1. 9781854379139 (pbk.)
2. 1854379135

Research call number

1. JQF 11-2202