International studio . nderstandingbetween the artist and his subject when that biground tear gushed forth from the eye of the of this quickness of Henshaws to seize onthe action of the moment he likes to work inpastel, that medium wdiich is so admirably suitedto record the fleeting impressions that vanishalmost as quickly as they come. He is, however,none the less powerful and impressive in his thinking of Henshaws work, the artisticforebears which might rise up in ones mind wouldlie Turner, Whistler and Rembrandt, for like themhe possesses that great delicacy of handling
International studio . nderstandingbetween the artist and his subject when that biground tear gushed forth from the eye of the of this quickness of Henshaws to seize onthe action of the moment he likes to work inpastel, that medium wdiich is so admirably suitedto record the fleeting impressions that vanishalmost as quickly as they come. He is, however,none the less powerful and impressive in his thinking of Henshaws work, the artisticforebears which might rise up in ones mind wouldlie Turner, Whistler and Rembrandt, for like themhe possesses that great delicacy of handling,coupled with vitality. There is no suggestion ofimitation, but resemblance, rather, as he seems tosee life from somewhere near their angle. He isnot unlike them, and yet he is distinctivelyHenshaw. He sees and portrays nature and lifeas the universal painters and poets have everseen them, and yet he is distinctively American,seeing, as he does, the beauty of it through all its The Weirdest Sculptured Lion in Captivity. LION STATUARY AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM newness, and even without the mellowness whichthe ages have brought to the cities of Europe. His colour is peculiarly his own, tender and softwhen the mood requires it; it sings when hewishes to create some vivid impression, as, forinstance, the varied lights and reflections whichcome startlingly through the darkness of thestreets at night. Whether he works in oil orpastel he puts down his impressions with unques-tioned sincerity and unswerving fidelity to hisvision. Mr. Henshaw, though born in Indiana, is of anold Virginia family, and on his mothers side thereis a strain of Spanish blood. He began to use hispencils and brushes almost as soon as he was ableto hold them, and when in 1902 he went abroadto study, his individuality as a painter was alreadymarked. After an academic year at Munich hewent to Paris; there his pictures were exhibited atthe Salon; there he received recognition, andthere, too, he would probably have
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