. International studio. re consistently than Mr. WalterBaves. Whether in subject or execution, healways keeps within the legitimate scope of hischosen art. His works range from still-lifestudies, portraits, and landscapes to full-blownsubject pictures; but the subject is alwayspictorial ; almost puritanically free from ul-terior motive, whether problematical, argu-mentative, anecdotal, or sentimental. He worksin several mediums, but he uses each onescrupulously according to its kind. On the onehand you feel that he would rather seem un-inspired than admit an appeal or attractionirrelevant to h
. International studio. re consistently than Mr. WalterBaves. Whether in subject or execution, healways keeps within the legitimate scope of hischosen art. His works range from still-lifestudies, portraits, and landscapes to full-blownsubject pictures; but the subject is alwayspictorial ; almost puritanically free from ul-terior motive, whether problematical, argu-mentative, anecdotal, or sentimental. He worksin several mediums, but he uses each onescrupulously according to its kind. On the onehand you feel that he would rather seem un-inspired than admit an appeal or attractionirrelevant to his art ; on the other, that he wouldrather seem to paint badly than get his effectsby using paint out of character. This purity of aim and performance givesMr. Bayes at once a standing amongst hisfellows definite and secure. To appreciate thedistinction one has to remember that a greatmany artists, both painters and writers, owetheir following to qualities and in themselves, but as remote from. BATHERS AT FA1RBOURXE 62 BV WALTER BAYES, Recent Paintings by Walter Bayes,
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