. Art in France. ocks of Au-yergne, and aboye all, the ancient oaks of the forest of Fontaine-bleau. His manner is difficult to define, pardy because the painterput little of his personality into his work, and partly because it fol-lows reality with its yariations. The only characteristic common toall his works is a graye and feryent, almost a religious, allows himself to be enticed by the forest, and he loses his way in it, like Hop o my Thumb;the perpetual indecision whichdoes honour to his artistic con-science spoilt a great part of hiswork. His yision seizes too manysmall de
. Art in France. ocks of Au-yergne, and aboye all, the ancient oaks of the forest of Fontaine-bleau. His manner is difficult to define, pardy because the painterput little of his personality into his work, and partly because it fol-lows reality with its yariations. The only characteristic common toall his works is a graye and feryent, almost a religious, allows himself to be enticed by the forest, and he loses his way in it, like Hop o my Thumb;the perpetual indecision whichdoes honour to his artistic con-science spoilt a great part of hiswork. His yision seizes too manysmall details; he hesitates beforebushes, moss and foliage. Heestablished himself in the forestof Fontainebleau to paint the oldoaks. His pictures do not alwaystell us the hour, nor eyen theseason, for light sheds a change-ful lustre oyer things, and Rous-seau was intent on getting likeness,that is to say, a permanent char-acter. But he hides nothing ofthe tree which he paints, neitherits age nor its character; notice357. -COROT. THK BELFKV ATDOUAI. (The Louvre, Paris.) ART IN FRANCE
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