American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . Nothing could have beenmore suave, more freshly felt, more de-lightfully reported. Nothing could havebeen finer in quality, — if one takesquality to mean that peculiar rich-ness of surface which is about the bestattraction a work can have, that peculiartexture which makes the paint and can-vas appear, not only like the copy of abeautiful theme, but, in themselves, likea rich and precious substance. Surelythere was no lovelier picture in the roomthan this, none that could more safelyhave been hung next to the best thatmode
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . Nothing could have beenmore suave, more freshly felt, more de-lightfully reported. Nothing could havebeen finer in quality, — if one takesquality to mean that peculiar rich-ness of surface which is about the bestattraction a work can have, that peculiartexture which makes the paint and can-vas appear, not only like the copy of abeautiful theme, but, in themselves, likea rich and precious substance. Surelythere was no lovelier picture in the roomthan this, none that could more safelyhave been hung next to the best thatmodern hands can do. Very charming,too, were the Study Head, with auburnhair, and the Nude Study, — both herereproduced, — charming in flesh-color asin texture. The childs portrait, whichserves as our initial, was also broadlyhandled and clever in character, thoughnot so rich in color. It was directlyopposed in treatment to the smooth fin-ish of many of the artists Oriental Study he\dheads. Then there was a delightful By F. A. * a sketch bv TI1E AMERICAN ART
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