. The Argonaut . preciative: it is not. however, indiscriminatepraise. We find, on the other band, a dis-position to overpraise Sargent. In the samefashion, his failure to say much of Velasquezis understandable. He yields to him all theglory of his greatness, but without en-thusiasm : he admits him to the trioof the greatest artists of the seventeenth cen-tury, the other two being, of course, Rem-brandt and Rubens. One might almost saythat Mr. Cox finds Sargents acceptance ofthe Velasquez, influence more to his likingthan the paintings of the great Spaniardthemselves. His phrase rather coarse
. The Argonaut . preciative: it is not. however, indiscriminatepraise. We find, on the other band, a dis-position to overpraise Sargent. In the samefashion, his failure to say much of Velasquezis understandable. He yields to him all theglory of his greatness, but without en-thusiasm : he admits him to the trioof the greatest artists of the seventeenth cen-tury, the other two being, of course, Rem-brandt and Rubens. One might almost saythat Mr. Cox finds Sargents acceptance ofthe Velasquez, influence more to his likingthan the paintings of the great Spaniardthemselves. His phrase rather coarse andboisterous strength, applied to Courbet inthe few lines devoted to him, is perfectlyconsistent with his attitude. On the whole, the book is made up moreof appreciations than criticism; the essaysare intelligent eulogies. There is. however,a note of dissent in the criticisms of Millaisand Burne-Jones. The nice balance betweenthe biographical element in these essays onthe masters, and the comments on the charac-. Mqna Lisa. Illustration front Womanhood inArt. Published by Paul Elder & Co. ter and quality of their work, makes for in-terest, and the admirable literary style lendsto the book an absolute charm. There is aninteresting defense of Meissonier and achapter on William Blake, which deals withthe literary side of that strange genius rathermore than with the artistic. The volume con-tains several reproductions of great by Fox. Duffield & Co.: $ Phases of Japanese book which will commend itself im-mediately to all who are interested inJapanese art is Arts and Crafts of OldJapan by Stewart Dick. It contains, in asuccinct form, a great deal of informationregarding the major and minor arts ofJapan, and within the compass of one hun-dred and fifty-three pages it is surprisingly-complete. For any one wishing to get aninsight into Japanese art in its variousphases, this little book will be of great as-sistance. It treats successively of painting,c
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