. Portrait . Fig. I Head by Titian tones. Of course there may be gradations so subtlethat it would be difficult to state whether they belongto the darker or lighter passages, and the more closelythe latter are related to each other (i. e. the smallerthe range of their color expression is), the more un-discernible the combining tints will be. In the Boucher portrait. Fig. 2, there are four valuesand their differentiation is unusually strong. The PORTRAIT. Fig. 2 Portrait of a Young Womanby Francois Boucher diagram skeletonizes thedivision. There is a stronghght tint that monopoUzesalmost the en
. Portrait . Fig. I Head by Titian tones. Of course there may be gradations so subtlethat it would be difficult to state whether they belongto the darker or lighter passages, and the more closelythe latter are related to each other (i. e. the smallerthe range of their color expression is), the more un-discernible the combining tints will be. In the Boucher portrait. Fig. 2, there are four valuesand their differentiation is unusually strong. The PORTRAIT. Fig. 2 Portrait of a Young Womanby Francois Boucher diagram skeletonizes thedivision. There is a stronghght tint that monopoUzesalmost the entire the pupils, the shad-ow under the nose, andparts of the neck, mouthand eyebrows show a de-cidedblack. The remainderconsists of tw^o middletints, one particularlynoticeable on the cheekand side of the nose, andthe other under the eye-browns, at the root of thenose around the eyes, up-per lip and chin. The artist apparently wanted a wellUghted face, but the brightness was keyed a trifle toohigh, and the result is a somew^iatunnatural and chalky appearance. The values in the portrait ofFrank Eugene (of Secession fame),Fig. 3, are much finer in that re-spect. In this print the facialvalues are dominated by a middletint. There are no direct highlights, the middle tint becomes atrifle lighter along the nose, thecheekbone and the forehead, thatis all. The darker passages, onthe other hand, are firmly carriedout and yet not as deep as in t
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