The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . o attractivethat, coming down the river in 1888, hepainted it again from nearly the samepoint of view, but under a different effect oflight. This picture, which he calls A Back-water at Bolney, is so brilliant an example of hispower of rendering light and shade, and of the trans-formation of a scene under their influence, that thesimilarity of view must not be held a valid objection toits being reproduced here. It will even be instructiveto many to mark the points of diversity which causethe wide difference between the impressions conveyedby the two
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . o attractivethat, coming down the river in 1888, hepainted it again from nearly the samepoint of view, but under a different effect oflight. This picture, which he calls A Back-water at Bolney, is so brilliant an example of hispower of rendering light and shade, and of the trans-formation of a scene under their influence, that thesimilarity of view must not be held a valid objection toits being reproduced here. It will even be instructiveto many to mark the points of diversity which causethe wide difference between the impressions conveyedby the two pictures. The later picture has all theforce of shadow and depth of reflection which lendto the former its subtle sense of mystery, but itspowerful sky, radiant with intense light, and thegleams reflected on the stream in the foreground,brighten both the scene and the feeling which itinspires. Silence and loneliness still prevail, and thepensive impression is even deepened by the leaves ofautumn floating by, but the sweet light relieves it.
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