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- Refers to two-dimensional works of art, usually on a paper support, to which pigment suspended in water is applied with a brush to create an image or design. Includes paintings using gouache, which is not technically watercolor paint. Watercolors are variously classified as drawings or paintings in collections.
Source note(s)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300078925