American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . THE SIRENS. DRAWN BY THOMAS MORAN. AMERICAN ART 495 to what he should have known wasbad. But those who would see theworship of the unessential in all itsglory I must send to the Boys Frois-sart (Scribner, 1879), a book for thetext of which, indeed, Mr. SidneyLanier and the publishers deserve theespecial gratitude of Young the examining engraver, how-ever, as he sees the cuts, wonder atthe thorough contempt for anythinglike meaning or beauty of line theredisplayed. Clouds, smoke, stone walls,flesh, ground, drap
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . THE SIRENS. DRAWN BY THOMAS MORAN. AMERICAN ART 495 to what he should have known wasbad. But those who would see theworship of the unessential in all itsglory I must send to the Boys Frois-sart (Scribner, 1879), a book for thetext of which, indeed, Mr. SidneyLanier and the publishers deserve theespecial gratitude of Young the examining engraver, how-ever, as he sees the cuts, wonder atthe thorough contempt for anythinglike meaning or beauty of line theredisplayed. Clouds, smoke, stone walls,flesh, ground, drapery, all things sup-posed to be represented, are jumbledtogether in most admirable obscurity(difficult as it is in wood-engravingto accomplish the obscure), as if thelines had been drawn in sand andshifted by a whirlwind; or perhapsthe engraver did it in his sleep,dreaming he had an impression ofthe designers meaning. Contemporary Art in Europe (1877)and Art in America (1879) containthe best of work in Harper s Monthly,as Scribners Portfolio of Proofs Study from Natur
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