Art in America; a critical and historical sketch (1880)
Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914 · New York, Harper & Brothers · leaf 75
of—orat least in the power of appreciating — the vast significance of the linein art. Too many American paintings, which have been clever in color,have been almost ruined by the palpable ignorance they display of theelements of drawing. Inability to compose effectively—or, in other words,to…
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