Heinrich Schwemminger, Saint Rosalia of Palermo. MMLV Fine Arts, New
York
by Michael Miller
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| Watercolor |
| Watercolors are
colored washes prepared from pigment, water, and a binder, like gum Arabic.
Characteristically they are transparent, but more opaque varieties, even
gouaches, are used in combination with transparent colors to extend the
range of possible effects. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century
watercolor developed into a specialized art that is distinct from both
drawing and painting. Although popular with amateurs, watercolor was
cultivated by professional artists, who applied a virtuosic combination of
sophisticated techniques. Like many continental artists, Heinrich
Schwemminger here uses watercolor to apply local color to a line drawing in
pen and brown ink, unlike the British watercolorists, who used it as a
painterly medium, like Ruskin. |
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by Michael Miller |