Clausen, George, 1852-1944 · London : Methuen & Co · leaf 188
, to me,than the elaborate compositions which we knowso well, which were no doubt painted to meetthe taste of the time ; for it must be remem-bered that pure landscape as in itself a motivefor a picture was at that time hardly conceivable ;landscape was used as the setting of a formalscene, and the… … Drawing a study as could be made ; easy, and at thesame time precise as possible, giving the senseof Hfe in the trees. Another drawing is of a Tree-trunk covered with ivy, and every leafand stem is drawn minutely ; the arrangementof light and shade in this study is beautiful.An early drawing, a…
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