. Prints; a brief review of their technique and history . L_. ? ^v^ ^^•vT^wmaKmimt THE DOORWAY. VENICEJames McNeill Whistler. LE PETIT PONTCharles Meryon THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ence on another for his subtle effects of lightand tone could not but prove he installed a press at his homeand did his own printing of choice impres-sions, realizing in these, to the fullest extent,the possibilities of effectiveness and beautywhich we admire in his etchings. Art hasbeen defined as a selection from the truth,and, indeed, the elimination of unimportantdetail and the accenting of the
. Prints; a brief review of their technique and history . L_. ? ^v^ ^^•vT^wmaKmimt THE DOORWAY. VENICEJames McNeill Whistler. LE PETIT PONTCharles Meryon THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ence on another for his subtle effects of lightand tone could not but prove he installed a press at his homeand did his own printing of choice impres-sions, realizing in these, to the fullest extent,the possibilities of effectiveness and beautywhich we admire in his etchings. Art hasbeen defined as a selection from the truth,and, indeed, the elimination of unimportantdetail and the accenting of the essentialsmake for the great charm in Whistlers etch-ings as well as in his numerous this versatile genius, delightful in hisrendering of the human figure and likeness,who evokes with equal facility the shimmer-ing vistas of Venetian lagoons or the quaint-ness of an old French street, who can fas-cinate with a fleeting glimpse of a fish-shop,or make a lovely vision of a foggy reach ofthe Thames, we must now turn to one whohas forever fixed in his plates a truthful yetideal likeness of old Paris. Le Pet
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