CONSIDERED TO BE THE WORLD’S OLDEST PAINTING MEDIUM, WATERCOLORS HAVE BEEN A LONG-REVERED TRADITION IN FINE ART FOR CENTURIES, GAINING THE ADMIRATION OF ARTISTS ranging from ancient Chinese watercolorists to 15th-century German Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer to 19th-century American painter Winslow Homer. Today a variety of contemporary artists continue to value the medium for its luminosity, fluidity, and many other virtues. In the following pages, we present a sampling of artists whose love for watercolors is evident in their radiant portrayals of people, landscapes, interiors, florals, and more—all ready to collect and display in your home!
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