American painting and its tradition : as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alexander, Sargent (1919)
Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 266
ility creates the feelingof knowledge and mastery. That was somethingachieved at least. A surface by Chase usuallyshows that a skilled workman has left hismark upon it. His idea about quality in art was that it came:As a result of perfect balance of all the partsand may be manifested in a color or… … Child Dancing, by William Merritt Chase. WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE 213 gized for his inability to define quality by sayingthat it is like trying to tell the difference be-tween music and mere sound. But quality isnot precisely either melody or harmony, thoughit is the difference between music and…
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · Painters · Painting, American
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