Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . fringe of fresh green grass, its serrated edges standingout in jagged outline against the summer sky. The peacefulwaters of the Harbor wash the foot of the rock, fathoms deepto the very edge, the tiny wavelets scintillating in the sunsrays with all the colors of topaz, emerald and the opal, stretch-ing to the horizon, unbroken by any sail or passing splashes of color painted with free and unhestitatingbrush show us the wondrous effect of the strong sunl
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . fringe of fresh green grass, its serrated edges standingout in jagged outline against the summer sky. The peacefulwaters of the Harbor wash the foot of the rock, fathoms deepto the very edge, the tiny wavelets scintillating in the sunsrays with all the colors of topaz, emerald and the opal, stretch-ing to the horizon, unbroken by any sail or passing splashes of color painted with free and unhestitatingbrush show us the wondrous effect of the strong sunlight uponthe face of the rock, split and riven into a myriad facets bythe weather, and reflecting all the colors of the spectrum fromevery tiny point. The handling of the color points, apparentlyso ceaseless, in reality executed with wonderful precision andintimate knowledge of the laws of light, gives evidence of thegreatest technical skill and the whole effect of the painting iscomplete and satisfying. Signed at the lower left, Claude Monet, 86. Height, 26 inches , length, 32 from Messrs. No. 71J-ETHELIE, SPRING BY CLAUDE MONET No. 71CLAUDE MONET FRENCH (1840- ) VETHEUIL, SPRING The foreground of the picture is occupied by a quiet riverflowing placidly by marshy banks fringed by bushy the branches of the trees the white walls and blueroofs of a small village appear stretching across the picturefrom right to left. Beyond the houses the ground rises, slop-ing gently to the ridge of a long, low hill, which merges grad-ually into the sky line and disappears in the distance. Thetime is early Spring, the trees are still devoid of foliage, butthe twigs are thick with the new buds about to burst into sky is a tender blue, hidden behind a veil of misty cloud,and the hills are clothing themselves in a mantle of tendergreen, which finds an admirable foil in the browns and purplesleft by departing Winter. The color scheme, tender an
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