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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Term: Ébauche

Ébauche (French: meaning blank or outline or "sketch") is a term used in art to denote the first preliminary underpainting or quick sketch in oils for an oil painting. One early criticism of Impressionist painting was that its practitioners sought to elevate the status of the ébauche to the level of finished painting.

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