American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects (1889)
Montgomery, Walter · Boston, E.W. Walker & co · leaf 149
the former in his simplicity,his feeling, and his ample power of expression. For many years he was known as a free andprolific etcher, Guifireys catalogue of his plates enumerating over four hundred. Since he hasforsaken the needle and taken up the brush, he has produced many very acceptable works,… … The Great Oak-Tree of Ornans. — By Courbet.From the Etching by Lefort. knitting stockings. The animals are thoroughly at home; they have not been placed on thelandscape merely for the occasion, and the broad handling shown in the picture is very expres-sive. The color is muddy, sombre, and hard;…
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