varnishing day

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varnishing day

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (at an exhibition of paintings) the day before the opening when artists may varnish or retouch their pictures after they have been hung

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vernissage			Varnishing Day used to be the day when you might have spotted, say, Turner, putting the final touches to his latest picture of fog ahead of the big show; now it's the occasion for exhibitors to get out of their garrets or day jobs and mingle with their spiritual fellows - a treat in particular for the unsung artists who have been picked out from the hordes of hopefuls up and down the country to have their work hung alongside academicians and other big names. I could've been a contender.. by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk He tells of the one-upmanship at Varnishing Day, in the early 1830s at the Royal Academy, where Constable was displaying The Opening Of Waterloo Bridge. Lost Constable sketch is discovered in scrapbook by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			variometer variorum variorum edition various variously variously-leaved pondweed variscite varisized Varisse varistor varitype Varityper varix Vark varlet varletry varment varmint Varmus Harold Elliot Varna varnish varnish tree varnished varnisher varnishing varnishing day varoom Varro varroa varsity varsity letter varsity sock Varsovienne Vartabed Varuna varus varve Varvel Varveled vary varying varying hare vas vas deferens vas efferens vas- vasa brevis vasa efferentia vasa vasorum vasal Vasarely			Varnish Spreader varnish stain varnish tree varnish tree varnish tree Varnish-tree Varnish-tree Varnish-tree varnished varnished varnished varnished varnished cambric Varnished Tube Association varnisher varnisher varnisher varnisher varnishers varnishers varnishers varnishers varnishes varnishes varnishes varnishes varnishing varnishing varnishing varnishing varnishing day Varnishtree Varnitso Varnsdorf VARNZ Varo Varo Varo Varocities Varocities Varocities VAROIC varolian varolian bend varolian bend varolian bend varolian bend VAROM Varona y Pera, Enrique José Varona, Enrique Jose Varona, Enrique José varoom varoomed varooming varooms Városi és Elovárosi Közlekedési Egyesület Varosi Muvelodesi Kozpont VARP Varpa Varpa Varpakhovskii, Leonid

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