Mary Anne Goley, Director, Fine Arts Program, Federal Reserve Board, Washington (retired)

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Southend Pier (c. 1882–84), James McNeill Whistler. Freer Gallery of Art

When Whistler discovered watercolour

Financial troubles drove the artist to the medium – but its atmospheric possibilities suited him well

23 Jul 2019
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Haskell’s House (1924), Edward Hopper. National Gallery of Art, Gift of Herbert A. Goldstone, 1996.

How American artists made watercolour great again

A new exhibition charts the transformation of watercolour painting in the USA, from an overlooked sideshow to a major cultural movement

2 Mar 2017
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Portrait of Dora Wheeler (1882–83), William Merritt Chase.

What William Merritt Chase learned from Europe

The 19th-century artist who brought modern spirit to American painting

14 Jun 2016
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Hidden Treasures at TEFAF

Some of Maastricht’s masterpieces are easily overlooked

18 Mar 2014

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