Art in America; a critical and historical sketch . ?.?.?..????. SHIP ASHORE. [M. F. H. DE HAAS.] which he strives, and his skies are often very strong. A Storm off theIsles of Shoals is one of his most important compositions. Mr. Lansil,of Boston, seems to be practically ignorant of the first principles of draw-ing and perspective, but he has shown a feeling for color and light, andwe have at present few artists who equal him in painting still harborscenes, marbled with reflections wavering on a glass}7 surface. Amongour more clever coast painters we cannot omit the mention of A. , wh
Art in America; a critical and historical sketch . ?.?.?..????. SHIP ASHORE. [M. F. H. DE HAAS.] which he strives, and his skies are often very strong. A Storm off theIsles of Shoals is one of his most important compositions. Mr. Lansil,of Boston, seems to be practically ignorant of the first principles of draw-ing and perspective, but he has shown a feeling for color and light, andwe have at present few artists who equal him in painting still harborscenes, marbled with reflections wavering on a glass}7 surface. Amongour more clever coast painters we cannot omit the mention of A. , who renders certain familiar scenes of the Atlantic shore withmuch realistic force, but little feeling for the ideal. J. C. Nicoll seemsto show more promise in this direction. The color and technique of hispictures are very clever and interesting, and well illustrate the sea as itlooks to a landsman from terra Jirma. Both of these artists have paintedextensively in aquarelle, in which medium they have achieved some im-portant results; which may justly be added
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