Grab Masters Of Color And Light: Homer, Sargent, And The American Watercolor Movement By Linda S. Ferber Accessible In Edition

thes ands, artists' societies promoted watercolors as attractive, decorative, inexpensive alternatives to oils, successfully elevating them to the mainstream of American art, Based in New York City, this American watercolor movement paved the way for larger, more seriously received exhibition watercolors, and for a broad turnofthecentury effort by public institutions among them the Brooklyn Museum of Art to acquire American works in the medium.
Highlightingpaintings that span nearly two centuries, this richly illustrated volume documents the origin and development of one of the nation's finest collections by investigating for the first time aspects of American watercolor's patronage and critical reception.
Less often displayed than oils because of their sensitivity to light, watercolors nevertheless have enjoyed a lively, complex history, Illuminating wellknown works as well as many that have never before been reproduced, Masters of Color and Light showcases an array of paintings that range far beyond watercolor's early reputation as the "lighter and

daintier" medium.
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