International studio . IfARWU tl HV .1. Ill XTON KNIGHTI II Modern Art in Lee as. liY HENRI LE SIDANER ascendancy over the English painters of his genera-tion. His Head of a Peasant, Head of a YoungGirl, and Childre?i in a Wood recall Bastien-Lepage in their literal imitation of Nature. Thisimitation then became tempered by a singularpoetical quality—thanks to the influence of Millet,who appears to have been the next object ofMr. George Clausens admiration—an admirationinfinitely more legitimate and at the same timea better source of inspiration. Several of thelandscapes bring to mind th
International studio . IfARWU tl HV .1. Ill XTON KNIGHTI II Modern Art in Lee as. liY HENRI LE SIDANER ascendancy over the English painters of his genera-tion. His Head of a Peasant, Head of a YoungGirl, and Childre?i in a Wood recall Bastien-Lepage in their literal imitation of Nature. Thisimitation then became tempered by a singularpoetical quality—thanks to the influence of Millet,who appears to have been the next object ofMr. George Clausens admiration—an admirationinfinitely more legitimate and at the same timea better source of inspiration. Several of thelandscapes bring to mind the Barbizon masterby similarity of subject, by the simplicity of thefigures and the stylised interpretation of thepeasant. An interior Twilight shows Clausenfreed from all extraneous influence. It is acharming picture, harmonious in composition andfine in sentiment. It marks the triumph of apainter wJio in his landscapes has striven to resolvethe modern problems of light and plein-air. It is not by atmospheric qualities that anothermaster of I^nglish , Buxton Knight, is
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