. International studio. parture in the life-work of ourartist. Forain etched, ten or a dozen years ago, aset of small plates. They might well be missed,and seem to say that at that time the style of workdid not appeal to him. Lately, however, he hastaken up etching once more, and this time inquite a different spirit. His new plates are large,and all of them important; in fact they disclosenew powers which he has not heretofore developed. As far as their style goes, they are not alluniform. Occasionally he betrays a keen sense ofthe beauty of his material, as, for example, inLa Traite des Blanc
. International studio. parture in the life-work of ourartist. Forain etched, ten or a dozen years ago, aset of small plates. They might well be missed,and seem to say that at that time the style of workdid not appeal to him. Lately, however, he hastaken up etching once more, and this time inquite a different spirit. His new plates are large,and all of them important; in fact they disclosenew powers which he has not heretofore developed. As far as their style goes, they are not alluniform. Occasionally he betrays a keen sense ofthe beauty of his material, as, for example, inLa Traite des Blanches, which brings out the specialcharacteristics of dry-point admirably. At othertimes—for example, in the Mile. Mere—he adopts apowerful breadth of line. Some of the soft groundetchings recall to mind Daumier, and other platesare conceived in the grand spirit of Legros andMillet. The nude girl seated upon a bed (p. :98)tends to purity of outline and surer draughtsman-ship only. Then again he broaches the problem of. AUX FOLIES BERGfeRES (LITHOGRAPH) BY J. L. FORAIN I /? Ml- L s
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