Art in America; a critical and historical sketch (1880)
Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914 · New York, Harper & Brothers · leaf 69
onsisted in a certain inimitablywinning tenderness of tone — a subtle poetic suggestiveness. His smallcompositions, as a rule, are more satisfying than his larger pictures, inwhich the thinness of his technique is sometimes too prominent. Thecareer of Kensett, who died but a few years ago, is one… … ALTORE, BIRTH-PLACE OF WILLIAM TELL. [GEORGE L. BROWN.] of his life; and, yielding to the seductive influences of Italian scenery,devoted his art to representing it, with results that entitle him to an lion- AMERICAN PAINTERS. 65 orable position. The effects lie has sought are lnininonsness and…
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