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Hawthorne Fine Art Announces “Leaves of Beauty: Works of Art on Paper (1850-1950)”
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Hawthorne Fine Art Announces “Leaves of Beauty: Works of Art on Paper (1850-1950)”

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February 2018, New York, NY — Hawthorne Fine Art is pleased to announce a new exhibition of drawings entitled “Leaves of Beauty: Works of Art on Paper (1850-1950).” Works of art on paper, which first came to prominence in the early years of the fifteenth century through the rise in use of silverpoint ink, emerged… Continue reading Hawthorne Fine Art Announces “Leaves of Beauty: Works of Art on Paper (1850-1950)”

‘Medium Specificity’ in Nineteenth Century Watercolors: Winslow Homer and Julian Alden Weir
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‘Medium Specificity’ in Nineteenth Century Watercolors: Winslow Homer and Julian Alden Weir

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In the watercolor Autumn Trees from 1878, Winslow Homer nicked the surface of his drawing to create curt, white marks seen across the swath of grass in the foreground of the scene. This enlivening technique, though present in the work of other artists including J. M. W. Turner, is unusual for Homer. It is likely the… Continue reading ‘Medium Specificity’ in Nineteenth Century Watercolors: Winslow Homer and Julian Alden Weir