. American painters of yesterday and today . Harry W. Watrous: The Guitar Player. of satins and of silks, the softness of furs and therichness of velvets, especially when it comes to doingit on a small canvas with the minute precisionrequired in a picture that is intended to be seen atclose range. Added to that task also is the furtherand greater one of an arrangement artistic in itselfand interesting enough to intrigue the observersattention; the final disposition of light and shadowand such a portrayal of facial expression as in thesmall figures of these cabinet paintings finally deter-mine
. American painters of yesterday and today . Harry W. Watrous: The Guitar Player. of satins and of silks, the softness of furs and therichness of velvets, especially when it comes to doingit on a small canvas with the minute precisionrequired in a picture that is intended to be seen atclose range. Added to that task also is the furtherand greater one of an arrangement artistic in itselfand interesting enough to intrigue the observersattention; the final disposition of light and shadowand such a portrayal of facial expression as in thesmall figures of these cabinet paintings finally deter-mine their meaning and therefore measure theirimportance and success as works of art. The strain upon an artists eyes in doing suchminiature-like work is very great and in the case ofMr. Watrous effectually prevented his continuingit, having seriously affected his sight. He has how-ever been fortunate enough to retain in his possession,or to acquire in later years, some of the best of thecanvases of this kind which he painted in Paris longago. He undoubtedly experiences now all of
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