. Portrait . Fig. 3 Portrait of Mme. SeriziatBy David ness of the original pose the representation has becomerigid. As it is so often the case in art, the method ofexecution did not harmonize with the inspiration. In Fig. 4 everything is artificiality. It is an exag-gerated ideaUzation of a public idol. The artistapparently thought it indispensable to make the greatwoman painter look like a young girl, to dress her up PORTRAIT in some studio garb that is more fit to be worn at amasquerade ball than at work before an easel, andfurthermore to leave not the slightest doubt as to herprofession and
. Portrait . Fig. 3 Portrait of Mme. SeriziatBy David ness of the original pose the representation has becomerigid. As it is so often the case in art, the method ofexecution did not harmonize with the inspiration. In Fig. 4 everything is artificiality. It is an exag-gerated ideaUzation of a public idol. The artistapparently thought it indispensable to make the greatwoman painter look like a young girl, to dress her up PORTRAIT in some studio garb that is more fit to be worn at amasquerade ball than at work before an easel, andfurthermore to leave not the slightest doubt as to herprofession and specialty by introducing a young steerandja sketching map. The pose in itself, if one canexcuse its theatricality, serves its purpose well It possesses a certain dignity, the air of an exceptionalpersonahty, and is well placed in the picture is this canvas by Dubufe really so exceptionallyartificial? Can not some Old Master portraits be criti-cised in the same manner, for instance our illustrationof Raphaels Jeanne of Aragon, Fig. 5. Surely, theyoung woman is seated in a most rigid fashion, and PORTRAIT her hands (though rarely beautiful in design) are placedin positions that impress one as being the extreme ofartifice. This is true enough, but examine how it isdone. In this picture every line, shape, and detail isbeautiful and in perfect harmony with every otherpart. The painter, as it were, invented his own style
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