Sherman, Frederic Fairchild, 1874-1940 · New York : Priv. print · leaf 134
ance as well as being an interestinginterpretation of nicely differentiated presentmentsof personality. West wisely eschewed in his por-traiture any approach to that approximation of thedramatic in arrangement that is so considerable afactor in his historical and religious canvases, andspecialized… … Benjamin West: Portrait of a GentlemanThe Art Institute, Chicago, III. Such of Wests subject pictures as have recentlybeen added to American collections are naturallythose of modest size, a matter that we need notregret as they are finer examples than many of themore pretentious works. It is hardly…
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