. Art in France. FIG. 879.—;r. Manets stidio AT BATIGNOLLES. (The , Paris.) 421 ART IN FRANCE. FIC. 880.—HKNNEK. READING GIRL. (Ccilk-clion of Mmc. Porgcs.) number of less happilyinspired expressions. Hisvivacity of touch redeemsthe heavmess of his mate-rial ; Manet excels less inhis scale of colour than mhis nervous, ellipticalhandling; the Impres-sionists who succeededhim rendered the lumin-ous transparence of theopen air more perfectly,but their brushing isquiet and monotonous (Figs. 890,891). Other painters, such as Bastien-Lepage, tried to suggest the openair
. Art in France. FIG. 879.—;r. Manets stidio AT BATIGNOLLES. (The , Paris.) 421 ART IN FRANCE. FIC. 880.—HKNNEK. READING GIRL. (Ccilk-clion of Mmc. Porgcs.) number of less happilyinspired expressions. Hisvivacity of touch redeemsthe heavmess of his mate-rial ; Manet excels less inhis scale of colour than mhis nervous, ellipticalhandling; the Impres-sionists who succeededhim rendered the lumin-ous transparence of theopen air more perfectly,but their brushing isquiet and monotonous (Figs. 890,891). Other painters, such as Bastien-Lepage, tried to suggest the openair by an equal diffusion of light on the landscape and the figuresset in it. The painter tried to atone by precision of drawing for theloss of solidity entailed by this monotonous equality. But Bastien-Lepages delicate gradations fade away in the distance like a wellmodulated voice which is too weak to make itself heard save atclose quarters. Frank oppositions of light and colour are necessaryto illuminate a large picture. This refined painter applied the deli-cate execution hitherto reservedfor aristocratic portraits
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