. A short history of art . H ^ T^ r^ c y. J;- Oj y. c y. H. 0 <^ K ^< ffi S H c 0) A^ t- PAINTING IN AMERICA 713 motive being uppermost, the tonalist is usually very care-ful to make his composition decorative. Moreover, theprinciple lends itself readily to poetic expression. Among American tonal landscapists the following maybe mentioned: Alexander H. Wyant, Homer D. Martin,Robert C. Minor, Ralph A. Blakelock, Albert Ryder, HenryW. Ranger, and George H. Bogert. The principle of plein- or open-air painting is the realisa-tion of the actual hues of nature, in their actual environ-ment of
. A short history of art . H ^ T^ r^ c y. J;- Oj y. c y. H. 0 <^ K ^< ffi S H c 0) A^ t- PAINTING IN AMERICA 713 motive being uppermost, the tonalist is usually very care-ful to make his composition decorative. Moreover, theprinciple lends itself readily to poetic expression. Among American tonal landscapists the following maybe mentioned: Alexander H. Wyant, Homer D. Martin,Robert C. Minor, Ralph A. Blakelock, Albert Ryder, HenryW. Ranger, and George H. Bogert. The principle of plein- or open-air painting is the realisa-tion of the actual hues of nature, in their actual environ-ment of lighted atmosphere. The painter emulates the ac-tion of light in its tendency to effect a harmonious rela-tion of the various hues. He observes and renders lightvalues instead of inventing tonal values. The principle in-troduces luminosity and vibration into the picture, so thatsuch canvases are apt to be higher in key than the tonalones. Moreover, it admits of a superior subtlety in valuerelations. A leader, even among th6 French, in this new movementwas
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