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The final lot, a tempera painting by Jacob Lawrence from 1958, failed to sell, providing a rather awkward round of applause to close the evening.
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Robb Report, 18 May 2025
A number of the pieces on display – including works in tempera, gouache, acrylic, oil, pencil, pen, and fiber – have rarely been seen outside private collections.
—Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Use a paintbrush or your finger to cover the egg with tempera paint.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
The most monumental pieces, simply called the Ten Largest, were dramatic tempera pigment works on paper more than ten feet tall and had been completed in a frenzied nine-week period in 1907.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Robb Report, 18 May 2025
A number of the pieces on display – including works in tempera, gouache, acrylic, oil, pencil, pen, and fiber – have rarely been seen outside private collections.
—Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Use a paintbrush or your finger to cover the egg with tempera paint.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
The most monumental pieces, simply called the Ten Largest, were dramatic tempera pigment works on paper more than ten feet tall and had been completed in a frenzied nine-week period in 1907.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempera
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Made with gouache and pencil on paper, the work depicts a guitar and several everyday objects, including a bottle and a folded sheet of paper, arranged on a table in soft brown and gray tones.—
Dragana Jovanovic,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Lean into the fabrics’ inherent romance by looking for skirts in floral patterns or soft, ethereal pastels, like lavender and peach.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
14 Feb. 2026
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Another delightful touch: cotton pajama sets in pretty pastels, a classic high-end Japanese hotel amenity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Feb. 2026
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Scrolling through the results, Benning then selected a diverse set of reference images and turned these into digital collages on an app on their phone, finally executing them on paper through the highly personal and painstaking medium of watercolor.—
Alex Bacon,
Artforum,
10 Feb. 2026
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Patchwork prints, especially done up in watercolor hues, are a refreshing way to dial up the saturation in the bathroom without settling on any one solid hue.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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Per Cook County ordinance, dog owners also must submit their dogs' vaccine records — with proof of their dogs' vaccines or titers (antibodies) for rabies, distemper (CFV), hepatitis (Canine Adenovirus-2), parainfluenza (CPIV), parvovirus (CPV), leptospirosis, and Bordetella (kennel cough).—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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That includes preventive treatments for fleas and ticks and vaccinations for distemper and rabies, says Pierce.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Dec. 2025
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Layering oil, acrylic and plaster on canvas, her art is a process of accumulation, textures applied to capture the brush of wind and the shift of light.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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There are already stickers with this texture that just stick to the surface, but nail experts can also do it from scratch by first applying nail polish and then a layer of clear acrylic.—
Paola Zamarripa,
Glamour,
10 Feb. 2026
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By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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There will be free refreshments and opportunity drawings while attendees obtain the catalog featuring the center’s class schedule.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Window tinting, clear coating, VIN etching, car locator services, life insurance and an extended warranty.—
Dave Lieber
Feb. 11,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Tempera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempera. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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