. International studio. s, ofthe actions, and of the clothes of the figures is intensely realistic in its suggestion, and that thecharacter of the composition may be identifiedwith such essentially spontaneous handling, italso should be without evidence of too muchdeliberation. The handling presupposes that theview is frankly an impression, and the naivete andfreshness of this impression are only spoiled by theformality of the composition — for it is formalalthough it is not conventional. A charming portrait is Mr. Francis HowardsPortrait of Mrs. Francis Howard, in what is per-haps the best mo
. International studio. s, ofthe actions, and of the clothes of the figures is intensely realistic in its suggestion, and that thecharacter of the composition may be identifiedwith such essentially spontaneous handling, italso should be without evidence of too muchdeliberation. The handling presupposes that theview is frankly an impression, and the naivete andfreshness of this impression are only spoiled by theformality of the composition — for it is formalalthough it is not conventional. A charming portrait is Mr. Francis HowardsPortrait of Mrs. Francis Howard, in what is per-haps the best modern tradition, or the best thatmodern art has as yet substituted for a convention which it subscribes to and whichWhistler developed and followed more elusivelyand meaningly than anyone else, is one to whichsome of the best portrait painters of the day havecontributed, giving it a stability which Whistlerwith his ghostly methods was incapable of and didnot care for. It is that of the figure turning into. REFUCEKS g6 {liy permission of Messrs. I Cm. AfanhaHt ^ Co.) HV WILLIAM ,
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