. Art in France. FIG. 8y5.— NURSE. (Museum of Amiens.) ART IN FRANCE. FIG. 896.—PISSARRO. LA PLACEDU THEATRE FRAN^AIS. (Durand-Rud Collection.) painting, with strong shad-ows and subtleties of ex-ecution which do notaim exclusively at are not really im-pressionists at all, neitherare they realists after themanner of Courbet. Theydo not paint any objectthey happen to see. Theirpictures are not studiesenlarged and carried out,but compositions carefullyplanned to express indi-viduality. Their tech-nique sometimes recallsCourbet; but it is the spirit of Millet which informs the
. Art in France. FIG. 8y5.— NURSE. (Museum of Amiens.) ART IN FRANCE. FIG. 896.—PISSARRO. LA PLACEDU THEATRE FRAN^AIS. (Durand-Rud Collection.) painting, with strong shad-ows and subtleties of ex-ecution which do notaim exclusively at are not really im-pressionists at all, neitherare they realists after themanner of Courbet. Theydo not paint any objectthey happen to see. Theirpictures are not studiesenlarged and carried out,but compositions carefullyplanned to express indi-viduality. Their tech-nique sometimes recallsCourbet; but it is the spirit of Millet which informs their art. Theyliave extinguished the Impressionist fireworks, because their magiciridescence prevents one from seeing the solidity of things; veryvivid polychromy dazzles the eye and holds it captive; thatloud confused music disturbs our thoughts; dark colour is lessdistracting to meditation, and we can recognise a thought moreeasily in its tranquilHty. These painters seek the perennial physi-ognomy that underlies the variations of hours and seasons. Theystrip the soil of i
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