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[Mary E Whitehill]

Watercolors are still not considered on the level of oils in the US
either.  There has been a definite downturn on sales of watercolors
compared to oils at every auction I have attended the past two years. 
There is a misconception that watercolors are more ephemeral.  Actually
it is the most permanent of all mediums.  Paintings done 150 years ago by
my great grandfather proved this.  The oils had to be restored by
removing the darkened varnish.  Some were cracked.  The pastels were so
fragile that many were easily damaged.  The watercolors, however are just
like new.  Several had to be soaked to remove pasted on cardboard
backing, which would have eventually destroyed them. 
Watercolors are much more expensive and more difficult to frame, which
may account for the trend away from them by artists, but the fact that
oils attract higher prices is more likely the cause.  
M. E Whitehill - Watercolors
 wtrclr at juno.com
Fine art paintings of flowers, landscapes, historic sites of the Hudson
Valley

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