Index of Technical Terms

Tedeschi, Martha; Dahm, Kristi

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Index of Technical Terms

Martha Tedeschi, Kristi Dahm

Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light

Index of Technical Terms

Author

Martha Tedeschi, Kristi Dahm

PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00173.015

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14099

Index of Technical Terms

Page numbers in bold refer to technical commentaries.

Alteration, 172, 186, 188, 212, 213

Blotting, 66, 78, 104, 112, 123, 148, 150, 180

Carbon paper, 60, 100

Chinese white, 42, 80

Cropping, 194

Design transfer, 100, 142

Drawing blocks, 120, 180, 194

English watercolor technique, 86, 97

Etching, 139, 142

Fading, 148, 207, 209, 212, 213, 214

Flat wash, 126

Fluorescence, 68, 209, 213, 214

Fugitive pigments, 207, 212–14

Gelatin size, 54, 64, 77, 172

Glazing, 49, 96, 192

Gouache, 21, 62, 80

Granulation, 78

Gum arabic, 21, 54, 96

Infrared light, 94, 172, 188

Laid paper, 86

Lake pigments, 68, 148, 185, 207–09, 214

Manual manipulations, 112

Mold, 64

Opaque watercolor, 49, 50, 57, 62, 86, 104, 178, 206, 207, 213

Resist, 97, 123, 162

Rewetting, 109, 123

Sandpaper, 110, 115

Scraping, 104, 109, 123, 140, 147, 148, 150, 160, 172, 186

Spattering, 130

Tamping the brush, 156

Tinting, 150, 172

Tracing paper, 142

Transfer paper, 100

Transparent watercolor, 50, 54, 57, 62, 70, 80, 81, 178, 207

Twill paper, 54, 180, 185

Ultraviolet light, 68, 214

Underdrawing, 94, 153, 162, 188, 192

Watercolor brushes, 126, 130, 156

Watercolor cakes, 118

Watermark, 54, 86, 180

Wet-on-wet painting, 89, 126, 128, 148, 180, 192, 210

Whatman papers, 54, 64, 77, 120, 180

Winsor and Newton Company, 96, 118, 120

Wove paper, 42, 50, 54

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BOOKWatercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light

Martha Tedeschi, Kristi Dahm

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00173

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14084

American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910) created some of the most breathtaking and influential watercolors in the history of the medium. This volume provides a comprehensive look at Homer’s technical and artistic practice as a watercolorist, and at the experiences that shaped his remarkable development. Focusing on 25 rarely seen watercolors from the Art Institute’s collection, along with 75 other related watercolors, gouaches, drawings, and paintings—including many of the artist’s characteristic subjects—the 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 watercolor and the artist’s lifelong interest in new optical and color theories. In particular, they show how his sojourn in England—where he encountered leading British marine watercolorists 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 watercolors, 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 watercolors are digitally “restored,” providing an exhilarating glimpse of the original impact of Homer’s groundbreaking color experiments.

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Martha Tedeschi, Kristi Dahm

PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

Print publication date February 2008 (in print)

Print ISBN 9780300119459

EISBN 9780300233629

Illustrations 286

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