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War artists

War artists are artists who are commissioned through an official scheme to record the events of war

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Washington Color School

The Washinton Color School was an art movement founded by Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland that emerged in the late …

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Watercolour

Refers both to the medium and works of art made using the medium of watercolour – a water soluble paint …

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Watermark

An image or mark in a sheet of paper (usually the papermaker's trademark) visible when viewed by transmitted light

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White cube

Refers to a certain gallery aesthetic characterised by its square or oblong shape, white walls and a light source usually …

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Woodcut

A method of relief printing from a block of wood cut along the grain

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Wood engraving

A printmaking method distinct from woodcut in that the line is incised into the woodblock, rather than the background being …

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