Watercolor: A History | Marie-Pierre Salé decor laid-back look

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Watercolor: A History | Marie-Pierre Salé decor laid-back lookAs an artistic medium, watercolor is so widely practiced, and so widely beloved, that it can be startling to reflect on its humble origins. For hundreds of years, nevertheless, watercolor labored in the shadow of oil painting; it was dismissed as a mere tool for creating preparatory studies, or as a feminine pastime. But, from the Renaissance, there have been artists who recognized the unique potential of watercolor: its luminosity, its immediacy, its