International studio . IdUlKAU Ol A. \V.\I. M. CIIASK IVilliam Merritt Chase: his Art and his Influence. ONE OF THE FIVE PILOTY CHILDREN BY WM. M. CHASE for the finer tones and juxtapositions, the closervalues; comparative blacks or contrasted whites,with a significant accenting touch of light ordark. But most effective of all is his subtle,reserved yet striking manner of using a smallamount of colour in such a way that it tells forten times its quantity and speaks more authori-tatively than an overwhelming brilliance. TheRed Box is an of this. The most trumpet-
International studio . IdUlKAU Ol A. \V.\I. M. CIIASK IVilliam Merritt Chase: his Art and his Influence. ONE OF THE FIVE PILOTY CHILDREN BY WM. M. CHASE for the finer tones and juxtapositions, the closervalues; comparative blacks or contrasted whites,with a significant accenting touch of light ordark. But most effective of all is his subtle,reserved yet striking manner of using a smallamount of colour in such a way that it tells forten times its quantity and speaks more authori-tatively than an overwhelming brilliance. TheRed Box is an of this. The most trumpet-like proclamation of scarlet could not penetratemore keenly, seize more compellingly upon theimagination than do the elusive quirls and splashesleading up to the final let go on the wide patchof the pinkish red sleeve and the coral glow ofthe red box—no priceless Japanese lacquer, bythe way, but a hasty fake coritrived at adesperate hurry call by the unfailingly skilfulhands of his wife. The keynote and tiic rei>eal are amongthe phrases of the studio most frequently uyumthe lips of the student and the chronicler of a
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