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BOOKWatercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of LightMartha Tedeschi, Kristi Dahm https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00173 Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14084Copy 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.AuthorMartha Tedeschi, Kristi DahmPublisherArt Institute of ChicagoPrint publication date February 2008 (in print)Print ISBN 9780300119459EISBN 9780300233629Copyright© 2008 by Art Institute of ChicagoIllustrations 286Print Status in print Publisher (out of print) WorldCat Google Books
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