Watercolour
By: edited by Alison Smith ; with contributions by Thomas Ardill ... [et al.].
Contributors: Tate Britain (Gallery)
Publisher: Tate Pub.; Distributed in the United States by Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781854379139
Subjects: British Watercolor painting; Exhibitions
Other titles: Water colour; Water color
Description: 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.
Notes: Published to accompany an exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 16 February - 21 August 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other contributors: Anna Austen, Tabitha Barber, David Blayney Brown, Karen Hearn, Matthew Imms, Nicola Moorby, Philippa Simpson, Katharine Stout.
Table of contents: title: Foreword --; title: Acknowledgements --; title: Introduction  -- Alison Smith; title: Water + colour : exploring the medium  -- Nicola Moorby; title: Watercolour : practice to profession  -- David Blayney Brown; title: Intimate knowledge  -- Anna Austen; title: The natural world  -- Tabitha Barber; title: Travel and topography  -- Matthew Imms; title: The exhibition watercolor  -- David Blayney Brown; title: Watercolour and war  -- Alison Smith; title: Inner vision  -- Philippa Simpson; title: Watercolour today : inner vision  -- Katharine Stout; title: Abstraction and improvisation  -- Nicola Moorby and Katharine Stout; title: List of works --; title: Select bibliography --; title: Index.