The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . a reverent heart alone is capable. The terms in which Vicat Coles paintings aredescribed and estimated in this work will not appearextravagant to those who admire and appreciate theirsingular beauty and artistic power ; others will attributeto the partiality of friendship the high praise hereaccorded to his work. An attempt has been madeto show good reason for the belief that he will, inthe future, take his rightful place as one of Englandsgreatest landscape-painters. The surest foundation ofthis belief rests on the knowledge, the conscientiousness,t
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . a reverent heart alone is capable. The terms in which Vicat Coles paintings aredescribed and estimated in this work will not appearextravagant to those who admire and appreciate theirsingular beauty and artistic power ; others will attributeto the partiality of friendship the high praise hereaccorded to his work. An attempt has been madeto show good reason for the belief that he will, inthe future, take his rightful place as one of Englandsgreatest landscape-painters. The surest foundation ofthis belief rests on the knowledge, the conscientiousness,the sincerity, as well as the technical power and skill,displayed in his art. Genius, supported by industryand tempered with modesty, cannot but producelasting work, and such as is valued at its true worth,if not now, in years to come. The shallow, and attimes spiteful, criticism will soon be forgotten; thepaintings remain to win ever-increasing fame forthe painter, and to maintain the honour of the EnglishSchool of landscape art. HE following particulars as to the painterssetting of his palette, the colours used, andmethod of work, are furnished by his son, Mr. Reginald Vicat Cole. Usual Method of Setting Palette (Starting from Thumb End). 1. Flake white. 2. Lemon yellow. 3. Cadmium pale. 4. Cadmium. 5. Cadmium orange. 6. Yellow ochre. 7. Raw sienna. 8. Cobalt blue. 9. Light red. 10. Burnt sienna. 11. Vermilion. 12. Indian red. 13. Emerald oxide of chromium. 14. Cobalt green (pale). 15. Raw umber. 1 6. Cappah brown. 17. Robertsons medium for oiling out. 18. Blue black. oilCopal varnish Mediums. mixed in the proportion of about 1 of varnish to 3 of oil. Complete List of Colours Used by Vicat Cole. 1. Flake white. 2. Zinc white (for alterations repainting on). 3. Lemon yellow, pale 4. Lemon yellow 5. Cadmium yellow (4). 6. Yellow ochre. 7. Brown ochre. 8. Roman ochre. 9. Raw sienna. 10. Trans, gold ochre. 11. Cobalt blue. 12. Cuerulean blue. 13. Light r
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