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| @id | the:SerialDevelopment |
| type | Art, Art criticism, Art history, Concept, contextual analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Conceptual Analysis, Criticism, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | The artistic practice of creating a sequence of related works that progressively explore and refine compositional, technical, or thematic concerns. |
| editorial note | Distinct from Serial Variation in that development implies a directional arc — works build on predecessors, refining compositional, technical, or thematic concerns over time. The sequence has trajectory. See also: Serial Variation. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Serial development |
| narrower | Sketch-to-painting development |
| scope note | Use when criticism addresses how an artist's work evolves across a sequence of related paintings, noting cumulative learning or increasing sophistication. |
| skos:altLabel | Iterative practice, Series progression |
| skos:exactMatch | Series_(art) |