International studio . e him ; and, in the long run, thisdepends upon his mastery of his craft. Inproportion as he is a good draughtsmanand painter his hand will respond auto-matically to the combined gleanings of allhis faculties. 0000 That is where, it seems to me, Mr. Johnscores over most contemporary portraitpainters. He is more consistently a painter;a man trained to expression with his brush. 46 That he happens to be an acute observerand a man of remarkable sensibility wouldbe little to the purpose if his hand werenot so perfectly responsive to what he seesand feels. 00000 To turn to the
International studio . e him ; and, in the long run, thisdepends upon his mastery of his craft. Inproportion as he is a good draughtsmanand painter his hand will respond auto-matically to the combined gleanings of allhis faculties. 0000 That is where, it seems to me, Mr. Johnscores over most contemporary portraitpainters. He is more consistently a painter;a man trained to expression with his brush. 46 That he happens to be an acute observerand a man of remarkable sensibility wouldbe little to the purpose if his hand werenot so perfectly responsive to what he seesand feels. 00000 To turn to the portraits in detail is tobe awarfe of a dozen felicities not only ofdrawing and painting, but of interpreta-tion—if the word must be used. Almostnecessarily one reads into portraits ofeminent men what one has heard aboutthem. Mr. Hughes, for example, is gene-rally described as a live wire. Thereport by Mr. John certainly tallies, but ittallies in a way that does not suggest hear-say. The nervous vibration of the man. EMIR FEISULBY AUGUSTUS E. JOHN (Purchased for the Birmingham Art GaUery) MR. AUGUSTUS JOHN AS PORTRAIT PAINTER
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