Fine art

Fine art

Of, or pertaining to the creation of, any visual art that was considered to have been created for purely aesthetic purposes.

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Grisaille

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A style of monochromatic painting in shades of gray, used especially for the representation of relief sculpture.

Ground

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The surface upon which a painting is done - canvas, Masonite, and so on.

Hand-embellished

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A term used to describe prints which an artist has added colour or washes after the piece has been printed.

Bronze

Arts & crafts; Fine art

An alloy of copper and tin, sometimes containing small proportions of other elements such as zinc or phosphorus. It is stronger, harder, and more durable than brass, and has been used most ...

Avant-garde

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A group active in the invention and application of new ideas and techniques in an original or experimental way. A group of practitioners and/or advocates of a new art form may also be called ...

Artist

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A practitioner in the arts, generally recognised as a professional by critics and peers.

An Artist's Proof is one outside the regular edition, but printed at the same time or after the regular edition from the same plates without changes. By custom, the artist retains the A/Ps for his ...