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aquarelle

noun

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as in watercolor

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Recent Examples of aquarelle Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home. — Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 5 July 2017

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At the Palazzo Reale, an entire wall is punctuated by Picabia’s loose pencil and watercolor studies of the severe faces of Sevillian women, dark tresses piled high under lace mantillas.

— Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
In today’s commercial age of plenty, the most important task of the dust jacket is to match a book to your mood, from the pastoral watercolor tones of the travel narrative or cosy domestic romance, to the dark hues of the murder mystery.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of watercolor

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Christie’s estimates the large, rare tempera and gouache painting of a festive, folkloric Russian scene, which Kandinsky made in Paris, will fetch over $30 million.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The tarot is a full 78-card deck, with each card an original work of art, usually a composite of gouache painting and collage/lithography.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of gouache

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The same sale includes an untitled 1968 acrylic on paper by Mark Rothko (estimate $10–$15 million), which appears to have been consigned by Ed Rabin, the former president of Hyatt Hotels, and his wife, Jackie.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026
An acrylic and ink work on paper by artist Julie Wolfe, which Colgan gave to her husband for their first wedding anniversary, hangs over the bed.

— Sallie Lewis, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026

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